Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

A moai decorated with the depiction of a European ship.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Drift through decades of high desert music history at this funky hometown museum.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

This huge green space packed with activities will make you forget you're in the middle of the Ecuadorian capital.

This historic street in Quito is known for its seven stone crosses—and one presidential assassination.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

The gondolas let you glimpse a bird's-eye view of one of the world's highest capital cities.

Home of the "true" equator.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.