Chamonix, France
Grotte de Glace
Every year, a sparkling cave is sculpted in the icy heart of a glacier.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Chamonix, France
Every year, a sparkling cave is sculpted in the icy heart of a glacier.
Kissimmee, Florida
A hidden yellow shack full of made-to-order Puerto Rican delights.
Traverse City, Michigan
An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.
Circleville, Ohio
Circleville is seriously smitten with this giant gourd.
Rochester, Minnesota
This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.
Bowie, Texas
A town pays homage to its namesake.
Northumberland, England
A giant piece of cutlery designed to remind us about the origins of our food.
Hartford, Connecticut
This sculpture commemorates the first instance of an American president pardoning a turkey.
Passau, Germany
A park where the Inn and Ilz rivers join the Danube as it slinks off into Austria.
Manaus, Brazil
This striking, two-toned confluence of rivers is visible from space.
West Alton, Missouri
Stand at the point where the two mightiest rivers in the United States converge.
Napoleon, Ohio
The famous red-and-white Campbell's Soup label beckons hungry passersby in Ohio.
Trona, California
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.
Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia
The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.
Sant Just Desvern, Spain
A science fiction-inspired apartment building designed by a famous Spanish architect.
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
This neighborhood of futuristic ball houses looks like an alien settlement in a science fiction film.
Italy
According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.
Faroe Islands
In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.
São Miguel, Portugal
Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.
Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador
The historic Newfoundland outpost where the first successful transatlantic telegraph cable made landfall.
Harrislee, Germany
These hilariously laughing bronze figures lampoon empty promises while encouraging civic engagement.
Fremont, California
100 years of rolling bus history and Hollywood cameos.
Huara, Chile
One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.
Wilmington, England
This giant geoglyph of mysterious origins is now the site of neo-pagan rituals.