Page, Arizona
Horseshoe Bend
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
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Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Petra District, Jordan
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
New York, New York
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
Fujinomiya-shi, Japan
A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Naples, Italy
Skulls from the plague of 1656 and World War II bombings are united by a cult dedicated to caring for the ancient dead.
Milan, Italy
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Vaglia, Italy
Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.
Dublin, Ireland
The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.
Wicklow, Ireland
An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."