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Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.