Places Edited by linkogecko

A pre-Columbian ceremonial and astronomical site built by the Taino Indians.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

A wellspring of natural Viagra found in Bosnia.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

A Mayan village preserved for centuries in volcanic ash.

Home to nearly a third of the world's mud volcanoes, Azerbaijan is home to a messy, bubbling, and sometimes explosive landscape.

This church, buried halfway in lava rock, is all that remains of a Mexican village destroyed by a volcano.

The short-lived history of a new republic and British control in West Florida.

Once a year in Pomuch, the dead are taken out for a cleaning.

A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

Inside this mountain lies several kilometers of breathtaking caves.

This battery powered bell has been ringing since 1840 and is one of the worlds longest running science experiments.

The stoutest tree in the world.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

Cities of the world and famous Thai monuments in minature.

A Roman monument to their own civil engineering prowess.

This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.

The enigmatic and seldom visited ruins of a Mayan city-state.