San Fruttuoso, Italy
Cristo degli Abissi (Christ of the Abyss)
A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
San Fruttuoso, Italy
A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.
Mitchell, Oregon
Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.
Chile
A fantastical group of cliffside stairways, bridges, and twisting paths carved out of stone provide a surreal coastal hike.
Puerto Río Tranquilo, Chile
Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Malaysia's first and only glass temple.
Bellerose, New York
The oldest continuously operating farm in New York State.
Kastrup, Denmark
Vortex-shaped aquarium hosts Europe's largest school of piranhas and other ocean creatures.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.
Florence, Italy
The middle finger of modernity.
Llanberis, Wales
The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.
Alston, England
A well-preserved 2nd century fort where moles are the archaeologists.
Rajsamand, India
The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.
Chandigarh, India
A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.
Oberwesel, Germany
Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.
Fresno, California
An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.
Lee Vining, California
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Bridgeport, California
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.
Aksum, Ethiopia
Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.
Ocaklı Köyü, Turkey
An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.
Gagra, Georgia
The second-deepest known cave on Earth, hidden in an extremely remote mountain region.
Akarsu Köyü, Turkey
A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.
Bird Island, North Carolina
A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.
Baku, Azerbaijan
A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.