Oracle, Arizona
Biosphere 2
A reproduction of earth's many biomes.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Oracle, Arizona
A reproduction of earth's many biomes.
Rodeo, New Mexico
This rural museum is home to more than 50 local desert reptiles and the world's largest snake bite kit collection.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Seoul, South Korea
A unique structure located on the grounds of one of five grand palaces that were built by the Joseon dynasty.
Shanghai, China
This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.
Washington, D.C.
An echo chamber with a waterfall wrapped around its base at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Clinton, South Carolina
Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.
DeKalb, Illinois
This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.
Saint John, New Brunswick
These powerful, if squat, Canadian waterfalls flow in different directions depending on the time of day.
Paris, France
France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.
Utrecht, Netherlands
The world's largest bicycle shelter can hold more than 12,500 two-wheelers.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Bermuda
Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.
Lake Lure, North Carolina
Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.
Chimney Rock, North Carolina
A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.
Brevard, North Carolina
This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
An old trolley bridge was converted into a breathtaking garden bursting with colorful flowers.
Yorklyn, Pennsylvania
An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.
Baffin, Unorganized, Nunavut
The third-largest island in Canada is one of the remotest places on Earth.
West Glacier, Montana
Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.