Bishopville, South Carolina
Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden
One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.
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Bishopville, South Carolina
One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.
Florence, South Carolina
"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.
Dunedin, New Zealand
One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.
Kediri, Indonesia
Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.
Nazca, Peru
A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.
Callanna, Australia
Not a single witness can attest to the creation of the world's largest geoglyph.
Shiraz, Iran
Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.
Australia
This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.
Hildesheim, Germany
The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.
Brazil
An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan
World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.
Ascension Island
Remote, volcanic island that Darwin, Hooker, and the Royal Navy shaped into a thriving, artificial ecosystem.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Chiatura, Georgia
These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city
Vardo, Norway
The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.
Riola, Italy
Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.
Liberty, New York
This once luxurious Catskills resort is now a haunting ruin.
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.
Big Major Cay, Bahamas
In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Takehara, Japan
Japanese island famous for poison gas and fluffy bunnies.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.
Tamri, Morocco
Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.