Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland
Petra's Stone and Mineral Collection
One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.
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Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland
One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.
Green River, Utah
Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."
Dublin, Ireland
This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.
Mumbai, India
A drinking water fountain in the heart of Mumbai, built by a father in memory of his son.
Hampi, India
The ancient water tanks remain some of the ruined city’s most beautiful architecture.
Wanda, Argentina
A small but industrious mining operation that allows visitors to touch precious gems while they are still in the rock.
Casey, Illinois
The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.
Opalton, Australia
These tracks are believed to be from a panicked dinosaur stampede.
Porqueres, Spain
A darkly erotic open-air statuary in Catalonia.
Coleford, England
On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.
Evanston, Illinois
More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.
Glaumbær, Iceland
This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A mysterious, weather-beaten bus lies on the coast of Harris, enticing the curious to investigate.
Kyiv, Ukraine
A quirky collection flush with information on commode culture from ancient times to modern day.
Kyiv, Ukraine
This exquisite, alienesque piece of Soviet architecture is being threatened by modern shopping malls.
Urgnano, Italy
Statues portraying anatomical deformities were placed in this garden to foster ethical behavior.
Tepoztlán, Mexico
Historic poems about the noble act of defecating have been preserved on the wall of this old convent.
Chalcatzingo, Mexico
In the Valley of Morelos lies a mysterious Olmec site with signs of jaguar veneration.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.
Marianna, Arkansas
One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.
Mexico City, Mexico
By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Despite what a Thai tourism board might want you to think, this white-sand beach is in fact located on a Scottish island.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A collective artwork that any visitor to the islands of Barra and Vatersay can add to.
Tapiraí, Brazil
This unique bird reserve sits within an important fragment of Brazil's Atlantic rainforest.