Ardales, Spain
El Caminito del Rey (The King's Little Pathway)
Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.
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Ardales, Spain
Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.
Sam Roi Yot, Thailand
At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.
Leixlip, Ireland
A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.
Meyrin, Switzerland
Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.
Stockholm, Sweden
A hidden bathhouse in one of Stockholm's oldest and busiest neighborhoods is open to anyone who can find it.
Largs, Scotland
This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.
Forsand, Norway
This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.
Tokyo, Japan
It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar.
Argelaguer, Spain
Wonderland replication in progress by one persistent man.
Ohaupo, New Zealand
One man's dream has turned into this naturally growing chapel made of almost nothing but trees.
Vienna, Austria
A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.
Chamonix, France
An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.
Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
Paris, France
This Paris art space celebrates the creativity and ingenuity that springs from abject poverty, especially in Africa.
Andros, Greece
Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.
Shengshan Island, China
This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.
Erfurt, Germany
This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Budapest, Hungary
The abandoned "Red Star Train Graveyard" is the final rusting place for precious artifacts of train history.
Gildeskål, Norway
Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.
Colares, Portugal
In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.
Wattens, Austria
Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.
Grangewilliam, Ireland
Obelisks and stone pineapples in the Irish countryside.
Vieques, Puerto Rico
The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.