Groom, Texas
The Leaning Tower of Texas
This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.
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Groom, Texas
This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.
Feldbach, Switzerland
A communal oasis on Lake Zurich.
Tomba, Montenegro
One of the world's oldest olive trees, thought to be over 2,000 years old.
Rokers Point Settlement, Bahamas
One of the most accessible undersea plane wrecks in the world.
Roatán, Honduras
This collection of historical artifacts and tropical wildlife waits just beneath the surface of the water.
Key Biscayne, Florida
An underwater city for the dead.
Belize
A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.
Kastrup, Denmark
Vortex-shaped aquarium hosts Europe's largest school of piranhas and other ocean creatures.
Tal, Austria
Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.
Daugavpils, Latvia
This Latvian shot factory is still used twice a year to manufacture bullets the old-fashioned way.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Schroon Lake, New York
This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground
Toronto, Ontario
A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.
Waldoboro, Maine
Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.
Cambridge, England
A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.
Goldfield, Nevada
Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.
Wildwood, New Jersey
Vintage cars and motorcycles race for glory in a throwback motorsport celebration on the Jersey shore.
Swaffham, England
Climb to the top of this windmill for a scenic panorama and up-close look at wind energy production.
Rhayader, Wales
A Welsh sheep farm provides daily (non-sheep) meals to red kites, producing dazzling displays of aerial acrobatics.
Earle, Arkansas
The scant remains of an expansive indigenous civilization can be seen at this Arkansas state park.
Bethel, Maine
Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.
Melrose, Scotland
This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.