Musenyi, Burundi
Source du Nil
For millennia, explorers were obsessed with discovering the source of the Nile—is this small mountain stream really the answer?
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Musenyi, Burundi
For millennia, explorers were obsessed with discovering the source of the Nile—is this small mountain stream really the answer?
Linby, England
A blunder resulted in these charming stone-lined streams becoming the target of a Nazi bombing.
Ado Awaiye, Nigeria
Ado Awaye Mountain and the unique lake that sits near its peak are shrouded in ancient legends.
Tillamook, Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
Sant Just Desvern, Spain
An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.
Xilitla, Mexico
This dreamlike museum is filled with the works of an influential surrealist artist whose name you may have never heard.
Sakaiminato, Japan
This bridge is so steep it looks like a rollercoaster.
Augsburg, Germany
In the city forest of Augsburg are oval, artificial ponds formed from a World War II bombing campaign.
Shelby, North Carolina
This museum is dedicated to the workers that help keep the power on.
Jefferson City, Missouri
The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."
Jadwin, Missouri
Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.
Kennebunkport, Maine
The world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.
Winnsboro, South Carolina
A whimsical folk art environment where you can lose yourself in the many colors of joy, beauty, and creativity.
Santo Amaro, Portugal
This Portuguese bullring is built right into the caldera of an island volcano.
Ponta do Pargo, Portugal
Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.
Santa Maria, Portugal
Rainwater transformed this old quarry into a peaceful pond you won't find in most tourist books.
São Miguel, Portugal
When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.
São Miguel, Portugal
This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.
São Miguel, Portugal
Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.
Vila Franca Do Campo, Portugal
A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.
São Miguel, Portugal
A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.
Lexington, Virginia
This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.
Baltimore, Maryland
A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.