Naucalpan, Mexico
El Nido de Quetzalcóatl
An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.
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Naucalpan, Mexico
An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.
North Pyongan Province, North Korea
A bizarre collection of gifts to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il from the despots of the world.
Truro, England
Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.
Saint Blazey, England
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Temerloh, Malaysia
This vanilla farm serves its crops at an on-site café.
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
A beautiful little bookshop located in the middle of a desert.
New Taipei City, Taiwan
A Buddhist temple covered in intricate designs and carvings made out of seashells and pieces of coral.
Saint George's, Grenada
A gallery of underwater art that can be visited by man and fish alike.
Yuncheng, China
Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.
Konan, Japan
The largest privately owned statue of Buddha in Japan, built by a total amateur, with an unconventional look.
Seki-shi, Japan
This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.
Priozerskiy rayon, Russia
A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.
Parikkala, Finland
Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Tokyo, Japan
The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.
Marianna, Arkansas
One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.
Naftah, Tunisia
Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.
Cali, Colombia
A scalable map of Colombia with the bonus of a butterfly house.
Bucharest, Romania
A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.
Ogasawara, Japan
This volcanic island in the Pacific just keeps growing and growing.
Mudurnu, Turkey
The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.
Madrid, Spain
This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.
El Paso, Texas
A Bhutanese temple gifted from the isolated Himalayan kingdom is now a surprising cultural gem located at the University of Texas at El Paso.