Creede, Colorado
Wheeler Geologic Area
This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.
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Creede, Colorado
This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.
Yonkers, New York
A waterway covered over after the Industrial Revolution has been unearthed and cleaned up, for the enjoyment of fish and humans alike.
Westminster, Massachusetts
One man built this massive wall to keep his neighbor from complaining about working on Sundays.
Provincetown, Massachusetts
This stimulating sex toy museum is sure to arouse the interest of its visitors.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.
Cádiz, Spain
The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.
Odessa, Ukraine
A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.
Richmond, Virginia
Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.
Paris, France
The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.
Rome, Italy
The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.
Atlanta, Georgia
This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.
Roscoe, New York
An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.
Wellesley Island, New York
This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
Improvement District No. 24, Alberta
The half-mile long structure is so impressive, it even shows up on satellite images.
Antarctica
The remains of a doomed Antarctic plane, buried beneath layers of ice and snow, await those willing to do a bit of digging.
Nashville, Tennessee
This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.
Pompeii, Italy
The walls and streets of the ancient city are peppered with penises.
Moapa, Nevada
A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.
Lindesnes, Norway
The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.
Stockholm, Sweden
Eat a Nobel banquet from any year in the basement of Stockholm's City Hall.
Portland, Oregon
Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.
Seoul, South Korea
Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.