Isle of Skye, Scotland
Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls
Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.
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Isle of Skye, Scotland
Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.
Hillend, Wales
Overlooking beautiful Rhossili Bay are the remnants of a former World War II radar station.
Pristina, Kosovo
The sculpture of a man sitting in the middle of the square holds great significance for the young nation of Kosovo.
Vinh Son, Vietnam
Deep within the mountains, a towering natural wall of tightly packed basalt columns mimics a colossal ancient fortress built by no human hands.
Brooklyn, New York
This Brooklyn curiosity shop has its own magic theater and a singing mechanical bird that sparked an online feud with Kelly Clarkson.
Caldwell, Ohio
The United States’s love for black gold began with the accidental discovery of oil in the Ohio countryside.
Alcorcón, Spain
The most emblematic piece by a Peruvian master of pop art ended up placed in a modest square in Alcorcón.
Palmer, Massachusetts
This former abandoned train station converted into a restaurant and small museum is a delight for both casual diners and rail enthusiasts alike.
Shimonoseki, Japan
One of the world’s few undersea pedestrian tunnels connects Honshu and Kyushu islands.
Platteville, Wisconsin
How a friendly mining-school rivalry, two adventurous students, and 400 tons of limestone created a Platteville landmark.
Alton, Illinois
The ruins of Illinois's first state penitentiary, and former Federal Military Prison, from 1833.
Agios Athanasios, Greece
A late 4th-century BC archaeological wonder located just outside the suburbs of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Tallinn, Estonia
A bronze memorial to Tallinn’s most famous, and most elusive, stray dog, erected while he was still alive.
Manistique, Michigan
This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
It is the oldest remaining stairway William Penn created to give Philadelphia citizens access to the port area.
Dawson City, Yukon
A surviving Klondike Gold Rush-era log cabin that was dismantled log by log to save it, and can still be stayed in today.
Ferrara, Italy
A seven-story circular concrete tower, once the heart of Ferrara’s Eridania distillery, resembles a modern industrial Colosseum.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
San Sebastián, Spain
The oldest operating roller coaster of its kind, the Montaña Suiza has been thrilling riders since 1928.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
The shelves at this Chattanooga bar are stocked with used books, and buying one sends money back to the library.
Independence, California
Home of the world-famous coyote-teeth dentures.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
The Pulitzer Prize winning writer and actor from “The Exorcist,” Jason Miller, is immortalized with a statue that contains his ashes.
Salvador, Brazil
The Catedral Basílica de Salvador is special for its stunning Baroque interior and the historic sepulchre of Mem de Sá, connecting the church to Salvador’s colonial past.