Skibbereen, Ireland
Irish Sky Garden
This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Skibbereen, Ireland
This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Meknes, Morocco
Designed as a labyrinth, this subterranean prison was crafted without bars or doors.
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
The stunningly blue waters of these beautiful caves also have a violent past.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Prague, Czechia
Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.
Traquair, Scotland
The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.
Goldfield, Nevada
This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.
Sant Just Desvern, Spain
An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.
La Pine, Oregon
A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Sisters, Oregon
This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.
Silver Lake, Oregon
A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.
Lake, Oregon
Massive crater in central Oregon.
Bend, Oregon
The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.
Island Park, Idaho
A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.
Richmond, Virginia
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
Tijeras, New Mexico
The U.S. Air Force has an anti-satellite laser weapon.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.
New Mexico
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.