Brazil
Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara
Site full of incredible prehistoric paintings and archeological findings.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
County Donegal, Ireland
St. Patrick's Purgatory
The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.
Aurland, Norway
Laerdal Tunnel
Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica Looff Hippodrome
A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”
Washington, D.C.
Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
Kaputar, Australia
Giant Pink Slugs of Mount Kaputar
The unique ecosystem atop an Australian mountain is home to some colorful inhabitants.
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Tokyo, Japan
Pasona O2
Underground farm located in a former bank vault deep within the bowels of Tokyo's business district.
Qesm Al Wahat Ad Dakhlah, Egypt
Great Sand Sea Glass of the Libyan Desert
Even King Tut was intrigued by the glass of the Great Sand Sea.
Gaddani, Pakistan
Ship Breaking Yard of Gadani
The third largest ship breaking yard in the world has created an eerie shipping graveyard in southern Pakistan.
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Helsinki, Finland
Kruunuvuori
Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.
Komiža, Croatia
Blue Cave of Bisevo
An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.
Homosassa, Florida
Monkey Island of Homosassa
In Florida, these naughty monkeys live on their own mini-monkey Alcatraz.
Berlin, Germany
The Bebelplatz
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Falmouth, Jamaica
Glistening Waters
Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.
Santa Clarita, California
St. Francis Dam
The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Sphinx Observatory
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."
Bishop, California
Erick Schat's Bakkerÿ
A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.
Turukhansky District, Russia
The 'Dead Road' Transpolar Railway
Stalin's prisoner-built rail line sits in ruin, never having a single car ride its tracks.
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Guatemala City, Guatemala
Great Guatemalan Sinkhole
An enormous, 30-story-deep hole in the middle of Guatemala City.
Honduras
Swan Islands
Remote Honduran Islands with a colorful history.
Saranac, New York
Atlas Missile Silo Home
Secluded amid upstate New York’s Adirondack Mountains lies this subterranean emblem of a nation on the brink of nuclear war. And it's for sale.
London, England
The Mail Rail
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
London, England
The Cathedral of Sewage
This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.
Richmond, California
Point Molate
Abandoned landscape once home to "the world's largest winery."
