Rome, Italy
The Dome Illusion
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
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Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Venice, Italy
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Bedford, Indiana
The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.
Vienna, Austria
The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.
New York, New York
The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.
Juneau, Alaska
Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."
Edinburgh, Scotland
One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.
Beacon, New York
Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Hamragarðar, Iceland
This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
New Orleans, Louisiana
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.