Haspra, Ukraine
The Swallow's Nest
A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Haspra, Ukraine
A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."
Lalibela, Ethiopia
An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.
Agion Oros, Greece
The hermits of Karoulia protect their asocial lifestyles by living on the vertical face of a treacherous precipice.
Civita, Italy
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Bronx, New York
The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.
Bronx, New York
This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.
New York, New York
A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.
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.
Stekene, Belgium
Somewhere there is a giant who can no longer poop, but now travelers can stay inside his anus.
Brno, Czechia
A cheeky architectural easter egg.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
This Canadian road's nickname stuck so hard the city had to keep it.
Washington, D.C.
Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.
Bonnieux, France
From carts to cars, this leftover Roman bridge in France has managed to survive for centuries.
Amarillo, Texas
A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.
Ushuaia, Argentina
This plaza at the end of the world teems with monumental tributes to a problematic history, and laser discs.
Miami, Florida
A perfect circle of 24 mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric times.
El Paso, Texas
Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.
Chicxulub, Mexico
The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.
Boulder, Colorado
The clock that sets them all.
Lovell, Wyoming
Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.
Hutchinson, Kansas
Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.
Mounana, Gabon
The world's first and only natural nuclear reactor.
Halberstadt, Germany
Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.