Sweetwater, Tennessee
Lost Sea
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.
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Sweetwater, Tennessee
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.
Safranbolu, Turkey
Ottoman-era houses lovingly preserved.
Aksaray, Turkey
In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Pisa, Italy
Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.
Baltimore, Maryland
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.
Waxahachie, Texas
It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
More than five miles of underground passageways.
Freycinet, Australia
One of the best beaches in the entire world.
Bicheno, Australia
Granite rocks that concentrate waves into powerful jets.
Miami, Florida
Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Housing a morgue, rare and confiscated weapons, and autopsy remains, the Vancouver police museum displays the dark side of Canada.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
These curious caverns have been home to mushrooms, gangsters, and disco.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.
Sydney, Australia
Australian museum dedicated to human health and lack thereof.
Kunming, China
270 million year-old forest of stone.
Rome, Italy
One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.
Bodo, Norway
World's strongest whirlpool.
Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Final resting place of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton.
Kerry, Ireland
Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Rotorua, New Zealand
Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Kuchino, Russia
Former prison camp dedicated to the victims of political repression.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.