Homestead, Florida
Ed Leedskalnin's Coral Castle
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Homestead, Florida
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
California City, California
Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.
California City, California
The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.
Johannesburg, California
The liveliest ghost town in the state.
Cantil, California
Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.
Yalta, Ukraine
Over 300 wood sculptures depicting characters from Slavic, Greek and Western folk tales fill this magical garden.
Torrevieja, Spain
Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.
Kerch, Ukraine
The saltiest lake in all of Crimea is also the pinkest of the pink and teeming with life.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
The place of worship erected not once, but three times in one of the most desolate places on Earth.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Southern Ocean waters and glacial forces transform the Antarctic ice into these stunning bridges and caves.
Antarctica
Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.
Baku, Azerbaijan
A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.
Qobustan, Azerbaijan
Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.
La Grande, Oregon
A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.
Cottonwood, Idaho
Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Cave City, Kentucky
One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.
Buttala, Sri Lanka
Spend the night inside a two-story elephant villa.
São Paulo, Brazil
The bookstore with bookshelves built into unlikely places.
São Paulo, Brazil
A huge boat-shaped hotel with a blood red pool and other oddities.
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Québec
This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.
Skinnskatteberg, Sweden
Bring your hiking shoes, wool socks, and thermal underwear for a stay in these cozy forest huts.
Appin, Scotland
Geodesic dome luxury retreat in the Scottish Highlands.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.