Austin, Nevada
U.S. Route 50
Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.
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Austin, Nevada
Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.
Punakaiki, New Zealand
This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.
San Andrés Cholula, Mexico
An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.
Wahiawa, Hawaii
Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.
London, England
"Purveyors of traditional sweets and vintage treats."
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Rikuzentakata-shi, Japan
A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Lake Tarawera, New Zealand
A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.
South Lake Tahoe, California
One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.
Slagelse Municipality, Denmark
A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.
Port Costa, California
Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.
Norwich, England
A magnificent Victorian garden that brings the charm and style of old-time aristocracy to the 21st century public.
Lier, Belgium
A 14th-century fortified keep showcases the masterpieces of an ingenious 20th-century clockmaker.
Cardigan, Prince Edward Island
While this is positively the smallest library in Canada, it aspires to be the smallest in the world.
Aberdeen, Scotland
Scotland's oldest medieval bridge is also among the last reminders of early medieval Aberdeen.
Kiribati
Amelia Earhart's possible place of death.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.
Hachimantai, Japan
Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.
Tambon Tha Kradan, Thailand
A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.
Antarctica
The birthplace of the very first human resident born in Antarctica.
Yakutat, Alaska
Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.