Bangkok, Thailand
Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University
Buddhist university that allows English-language speakers the opportunity to study with monks in Thailand.
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Bangkok, Thailand
Buddhist university that allows English-language speakers the opportunity to study with monks in Thailand.
Bangkok, Thailand
The pillars inside this small, ornate shrine hold Bangkok's horoscope within them.
Bangkok, Thailand
This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.
Phoenix, Arizona
Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.
Rose Hill, North Carolina
This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.
Rose Hill, North Carolina
The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.
Homestead, Florida
The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.
Mechanicsville, Virginia
The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Wilson, North Carolina
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
Ayden, North Carolina
This family-run joint has been going whole hog for nearly 100 years.
Peninsula, Ohio
A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.
Bratislava, Slovakia
Also known as the Blue Church, the building was consecrated to the daughter of Andrew II.
Prague, Czechia
Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.
Valencia, Spain
This abandoned viewing platform has become a monument to unnecessary government spending.
Valencia, Spain
This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.
Ashford, Washington
The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
Elsie, Oregon
A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.
Freeport, Maine
When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.