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An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

The library of every book lover's dreams.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Blitzkrieg bop your way through Berlin's Ramones Museum.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.