Waitomo, New Zealand
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
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Waitomo, New Zealand
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Matamata, New Zealand
This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.
Spean Bridge, Scotland
This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Edinburgh, Scotland
There are plenty of wonderful panoramic vistas in Edinburgh, but not many are hidden smack in the middle of the Old Town.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Polldubh, Scotland
The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.
Melbourne, Australia
Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.
Sydney, Australia
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Katoomba, Australia
This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
Princetown, Australia
Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."
Port Campbell, Australia
A clear example of the process of erosion in action.
Mexico City, Mexico
Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.
Mexico City, Mexico
A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.
Mexico City, Mexico
66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.
Romerillo, Mexico
This isolated Maya cemetery in Chiapas is distinguished by its towering, colorful wooden crosses.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.
San Pablo Villa de Mitla, Mexico
A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.
Mexico City, Mexico
This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.
Zacatecas, Mexico
Mexico's largest collection of masks is found in the ruins of an abandoned convent.
Mexico City, Mexico
The burial place of some of Mexico's most prominent residents is full of macabre stories and hidden masonic symbols.
Oaxaca, Mexico
A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.
Mexico City, Mexico
These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.