Wimberley, Texas
Jacob's Well
A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.
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Wimberley, Texas
A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.
Sweden
Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.
Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
Over a decade ago, painted penguins mysteriously appeared around Berwick-upon-Tweed for no apparent reason.
Sylhet, Bangladesh
One of the largest and most scenic of Bangladesh's tea gardens.
Zurich, Switzerland
Hidden in the garden of physicist Erwin Schrödinger's house is a life-size figure of a cat from his famous thought experiment.
Paris, France
Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.
Evansville, Indiana
The fourth-oldest baseball stadium in the United States is in a league of its own.
Oakland, Illinois
An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.
Oregon
Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This hidden stream beneath Indianapolis makes an appearance in the best-selling novel "Underground Airlines."
Chelyabinsk, Russia
The largest-known fragment of an asteroid that exploded over the southern Ural region in 2013.
Wilmington, Delaware
Before he was "Bob Marley, international reggae superstar," he was "Donald Marley," a Delaware resident and forklift operator working under an assumed name. This park tells the story.
Ballingslöv, Sweden
A confident and eccentric goat farmer boldly proclaimed his honor with an inscription on this woodland stone.
Seoul, South Korea
Collected from all around Seoul, thousands of secondhand books create this photogenic tunnel.
Hay-on-Wye, Wales
In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.
Washington, D.C.
One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.
Flemming, Montserrat
Safely view the Soufrière Hills volcano, which has been erupting since 1995.
Osawatomie, Kansas
Explore the cabin where the famed abolitionist once lived and the site where he fought the Battle of Osawatomie.
West Alton, Missouri
Stand at the point where the two mightiest rivers in the United States converge.
Mehama, Oregon
Multiple waterfalls and several historic CCC buildings anchor this state park in Oregon's Willamette Valley.
Imperial, Missouri
More than 12,000 years ago, this park was a playground for mastodons.
Thermopolis, Wyoming
The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.
Lyons, Illinois
A source of civic pride, though the reason for its construction is unknown.
Fort Worth, Texas
This small museum tells the story of Fort Worth's first and largest superstore.