Baguio, Philippines
Lion's Head
Just off the road outside Baguio, a gigantic lion's head carved into a mountain greets those driving by.
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Baguio, Philippines
Just off the road outside Baguio, a gigantic lion's head carved into a mountain greets those driving by.
Chamberlain, South Dakota
A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.
Winters, California
The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Where royalty waits in the height of luxury.
Chicxulub, Mexico
The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
A 6,888-carat piece of turquoise that bears a striking resemblance to the first President of the United States.
Húsafell, Iceland
Pick up this rock and become an instant legend.
Verona, Italy
Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.
Hoyvík, Faroe Islands
Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.
Berlin, Germany
Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.
Raufarhöfn, Iceland
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
Cape Charles, Virginia
Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.
Dharavandhoo, Maldives
When the sun sets, the customers arrive—but they’re not human.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Parksville, New York
This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.
Hot Springs, North Carolina
An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.
San Pablo City, Philippines
An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.
Plougrescant, France
A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.
Reykjanes, Iceland
Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.