Lake George, New York
Lake George Mystery Spot
A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.
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Lake George, New York
A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.
Oegstgeest, Netherlands
The world’s first interactive human body museum also serves as a chair for a giant orange man.
Thira, Greece
A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.
Borgo Valsugana, Italy
An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.
Tucson, Arizona
In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Flåm, Norway
One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.
Banos, Ecuador
A swing to dangle you off the very edge.
New York, New York
A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.
Wasserauen, Switzerland
This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.
Helotes, Texas
Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.
Mae Klong, Thailand
Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.
Washington, D.C.
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Mitchell, Oregon
Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.
New York, New York
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
New York, New York
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
New York, New York
Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.
New York, New York
Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
New York, New York
A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.
Orchard Park, New York
A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
Edison, New Jersey
A giant light 13 feet high shines near Thomas Edison's old Menlo Park lab.
Schwyz, Switzerland
The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.