Cherrapunjee, India
Cherrapunji
Known as the wettest place on earth.
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Cherrapunjee, India
Known as the wettest place on earth.
Kolkata, India
The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.
Kolkata, India
A monument to the British doctor who connected mosquitoes to malaria.
Howrah, India
A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.
Bylakuppe, India
The world's largest Tibetan refugee settlement.
Mysore, India
Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.
Darjeeling, India
Inside this Darjeeling museum, you can see a pair of boots that once stood at the top of the world.
Varanasi, India
Known as the leaning temple, the sacred structure has somehow developed a severe nine-degree slant.
Varanasi, India
Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.
Allahabad, India
The world's largest human gathering is held at the confluence of three sacred rivers, one of which is mythical.
Chennai, India
The painted and decorated towers of this Hindu shrine were once the tallest structures in one of the oldest cities in India.
Chennai, India
This Gothic-style church is reputedly built atop the remains of one of Jesus's apostles.
Bern, Switzerland
This bunny-eared Moses represents an attempted compromise between two biblical interpretations.
Bern, Switzerland
One of the few places in the world that let's you legally relieve yourself on a UNESCO world heritage site.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.
Fort Collins, Colorado
Built in 1981 in collaboration with Andy Warhol, this giant piece of pop art stands on the campus of Colorado State University.
Kirksville, Missouri
A museum devoted to osteopathy and its creator, Andrew Still.
Miami, Florida
Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.
Miami, Florida
A perfect circle of 24 mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric times.
Minden, Nebraska
This replica small town lets visitors take a stroll through the story of progress in the U.S. via thousands of Americana artifacts.
Red Cloud, Nebraska
Over 600 acres of idyllic open grassland honor Nebraska’s georgic storyteller.
Hastings, Nebraska
This museum started by a curious collector is now a place for believers and skeptics alike.
Harvard, Nebraska
The two-cell building in Nebraska was briefly owned by a teenage boy and then a Hollywood dummy.
Lincoln, Nebraska
An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.