Namerikawa, Japan
The Firefly Squid of Toyama Bay
Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.
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Namerikawa, Japan
Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.
New York, New York
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
Coral Gables, Florida
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Staten Island, New York
The haunting, dilapidated remains of a former poorhouse on Staten Island's Greenbelt.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Portland, Oregon
Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.
Los Angeles, California
A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Washington, D.C.
The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Klevan, Ukraine
This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.
Prypiat, Ukraine
This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.
New York, New York
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
Brooklyn, New York
The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.
New York, New York
Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.
England
Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.
Chicago, Illinois
This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.
Juneau, Alaska
Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."
Nye County, Nevada
A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.
Yemen
The most alien-looking place on Earth.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Scottsboro, Alabama
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.