Cañon City, Colorado
Royal Gorge Bridge
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
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Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Ronda, Spain
One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.
Ronda, Spain
The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.
Vandalia, Illinois
Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.
Queens, New York
This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.
Silver Spring, Maryland
A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.
Berlin, Germany
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Freeport, Maine
This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.
Northwest Arctic, Alaska
Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.
Zurich, Switzerland
This charming fountain honors Felix Salten, the creator of the iconic storybook deer.
Geneva, Switzerland
Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.
Bern, Switzerland
The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.
Gland, Switzerland
This secret Swiss fortress is disguised as a harmless pink house, complete with fake windows.
Leuk, Switzerland
A symbol of friendship between the mountainous regions of Switzerland and Bhutan.
Zurich, Switzerland
Vines grow up the metal bars in this public park created from an old machine factory.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.
Bourg-en-Lavaux, Switzerland
Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.
Vevey, Switzerland
At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.
Lac Léman, Switzerland
A Swiss board game museum housed inside a picture-perfect castle.
Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland
150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs.
Evionnaz, Switzerland
World's largest permanent maze made of 18,000 conifers.
Mülenen, Switzerland
Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."