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Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

These natural cliffs look like they are a part of an old castle complex.

This small island declared independence from South Korea in the hopes of attracting tourists.

Would you dare to dangle from a great height in a wooden basket?

This heart-shaped lake near the border of India and Myanmar is deeply rooted in Mizo folklore.

Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

This little museum is packed with information about the region's past and present biodiversity.

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.

This remote, abandoned Soviet observatory promises spectacular views for those who can reach it.

Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.

Featured in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

The shattered remnants of a meteor that struck Santa Fe more than a billion years ago.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

A Buddhist temple on an artificial island that houses a monument to the fugu fish.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

Originally slated to become a luxurious resort, this structure is now a graffiti haunt reclaimed by nature.

The confluence of modernist and traditional architecture in this religious complex reflects the history of both the living and the dead being uprooted, displaced, and rehoused.

Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.

Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.