El Hierro, Spain
El Hierro
This Canary island is a quintessential example of nature’s beauty, and its unbridled fury.
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El Hierro, Spain
This Canary island is a quintessential example of nature’s beauty, and its unbridled fury.
Güímar, Spain
Lava stone structures possibly dating back to the 19th century may have been a stopping point for voyagers between ancient Egypt and the Mayan Civilization.
Tenerife, Spain
According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.
Vallehermoso, Spain
On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.
La Palma, Spain
This mountaintop observatory is home to one of the world's largest reflective telescopes.
Ponta do Pargo, Portugal
Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.
Funchal, Portugal
A shrine-like museum entirely dedicated to soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.
Monte, Portugal
Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."
Tokyo, Japan
Japanese company creates clone dolls that reside in the "uncanny valley."
Tokyo, Japan
A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.
Tokyo, Japan
A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.
Larne, Northern Ireland
This picturesque lighthouse at the edge of the Irish Sea looks like a giant stone pencil.
Palmerston North, New Zealand
A New Zealand rubbish dump named after British comedian John Cleese.
Fairfield, Australia
Is there such thing as too many fruit bats? Not anymore.
Mount Dandenong, Australia
A collection of outdoor mystical statues paying homage to indigenous Australians and ecological stewardship.
Australia
An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
San Francisco, California
A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.
San Francisco, California
A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.
San Francisco, California
Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.
Baltimore, Maryland
This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.
Larrivière-Saint-Savin, France
This medieval chapel is now a shrine to the region's favorite sport.
Newborough, Wales
Legends say that this small island was the final resting place of the Welsh saint of lovers.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.