Dummerston, Vermont
Naulakha
The house where Rudyard Kipling wrote 'The Jungle Book' is also the location of the first tennis court in Vermont.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Dummerston, Vermont
The house where Rudyard Kipling wrote 'The Jungle Book' is also the location of the first tennis court in Vermont.
Yarmouth, Maine
The world's largest rotating world.
Älvdalen S, Sweden
The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.
Islamabad, Pakistan
Space-age minarets towering over Islamabad.
Iran
This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.
Kizilsu, China
The world's largest natural arch was forgotten for over 50 years after its discovery.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan
World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Alamo, Nevada
If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.
Cromford, England
The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.
Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire
The world's largest church atop a political fault line.
Taipei, Taiwan
Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.
New York, New York
The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.
Tampere, Finland
The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.
Hartbeespoort, South Africa
It's estimated that half of the world's gold was mined from South Africa's "golden arc."
Deline, Northwest Territories
Locals believe the purity of this huge, untouched Arctic lake could be the salvation of human civilization.
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
As one of the world's largest hydroelectric dams this plant took two countries to get built.
Ghan, Australia
Finding the exact middle of a giant land mass is hard to determine, but this spot managed to do the trick.
Al-Khums, Libya
Magnificent Roman ruins lie vulnerable to destruction on the edge of the Mediterranean.
Sudbury, Ontario
Possibly the world's largest coin stands just outside of a Canadian science center.
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Where hundreds of Japanese civilians committed suicide to avoid being captured by American soldiers during WWII.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.