Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
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Queens, New York
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
Teguise, Spain
The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.
Willebroek, Belgium
Walk through a well-preserved World War II Nazi prison and transit camp.
Gainesville, Florida
Tucked away near Gainesville, Lubee Bat Conservancy invites visitors to discover the surprising personalities of giant fruit bats while learning how protecting these misunderstood animals helps preserve forests around the world.
Ouessant, France
The Créac’h Lighthouse is the most powerful lighthouse in Europe, which gives you, at night, an eerie sense of serenity.
Micronesia
Tropical paradise strewn with hundreds of World War II wrecks.
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.
New York, New York
This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.
Deming, New Mexico
In the middle of a desert subdivision, there is supposedly an impact crater site from Kcymaerxthaereal times.
Yermo, California
A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.
Shimonoseki, Japan
One of the world’s few undersea pedestrian tunnels connects Honshu and Kyushu islands.
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.
Manistique, Michigan
This freshwater spring fills with 10,000 gallons of water per minute.
Ferrara, Italy
A seven-story circular concrete tower, once the heart of Ferrara’s Eridania distillery, resembles a modern industrial Colosseum.
Alexandria, Egypt
A subterranean necropolis blending Egyptian, Hellenic, and Roman traditions and art styles.
Hultanäs, Sweden
A little piece of railroad history preserved on a narrow-gauge railway
Houston, Texas
A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.
Portsmouth, England
This genuine, blood red Jolly Roger was captured off the North African coast in 1790 by Admiral Richard Curry.
Bristol City, England
Originally made for a film, this replica plane hangs from the ceiling in the front hall of the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
Bristol, England
This beloved piece of street art mysteriously vanished, only to reappear in its original location after some much-needed TLC.
Malacca, Malaysia
A monorail that was built to serve a new development but technical problems, lack of users, and a pandemic caused it to be closed and abandoned.
Amarilla Golf, Spain
One of the world's only places where tourists can make a trip in a submarine.
Allauch, France
Sleep in a climate-controlled plastic bubble for the night.