Ercolano, Italy
Herculaneum
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
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Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Coolidge, Arizona
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
Anacapri, Italy
The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.
Ali Sadr, Iran
This vast, water-filled underground labyrinth can only be toured by boat.
Dunning, Scotland
A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.
San Francisco, California
A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.
Prague, Czechia
A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.
Chicago, Illinois
The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.
Ishøj, Denmark
Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.
Deep River, Connecticut
The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Islas Marietas, Mexico
A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.
Yokosuka, Japan
A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.
Banos, Ecuador
A swing to dangle you off the very edge.
Komiža, Croatia
An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.
Waimangu, New Zealand
Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.
Lake Tarawera, New Zealand
A Maori village obliterated by an 1886 volcanic eruption.
Brisbane, Australia
Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.
Kiribati
Amelia Earhart's possible place of death.
Putty, Australia
Once the path of a railway tunnel, now home to thousands of glowing insects.