Salem, Oregon
Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health
An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.
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Salem, Oregon
An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.
Hřensko, Czechia
Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
Bușteni, Romania
Conspiracy theories and occult legends surround this mysterious natural rock formation.
Qujing, China
A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.
Kunming, China
Large rock high in the mountains of Yunnan that is naturally shaped like a chair, complete with arms.
Hebron, New Hampshire
This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.
Lijiang, China
A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.
Iceland
This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.
Iceland
This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.
Bolinas, California
This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.
Alamada, Philippines
This wondrous waterfall rushing down a green-covered mountain wasn't discovered until 2010.
Oman
Nature's water park in the Wadi Bani Awf valley is full of pools flanked with cliffs and natural water slides.
Iceland
A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.
Rochester, New York
One of the largest festivals of flowers in North America takes place, appropriately, in the Flower City.
Melbourne, Australia
A whimsical menagerie of creatures carved into a 300-year-old tree trunk.
Alexandria, Scotland
A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.
Gothenburg, Sweden
The charming storybook building now houses a small police museum.
Honeoye Falls, New York
An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.
Sheffield, England
A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.
Culver City, California
A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.
Warwick, England
A great example of the inventive canal bridges that were deliberately split down the middle.
Sheffield, England
The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.