Three Rivers, California
Tharp’s Log
A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.
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Three Rivers, California
A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.
Tulare County, California
The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.
Baker, Nevada
This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Hume, California
The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.
Santa Barbara County, California
Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.
Ica, Peru
A twisted, six-headed palm tree cursed by a witch, said to spell calamity if its seventh head is allowed to grow.
Monterrey, Mexico
This store may be part of a well-known chain, but it stands out due to the tree growing through the middle of it.
Tateyama-machi, Japan
A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.
New York, New York
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
Ylöjärvi, Finland
This intricately spiralling forest was created as a monumental work of art.
Oegstgeest, Netherlands
The world’s first interactive human body museum also serves as a chair for a giant orange man.
Wairiki, Fiji
Stand astride the International Date Line in Fiji, with one foot in two different days.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Francisco Uh May, Mexico
Hidden in the jungle is a botanical ‘Barbapa dream’ art center in the Yucatan rainforest.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
Hong Kong
Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.
Nunavut
The Arctic Archipelago is home to world's largest third order island: an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.
Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador
This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.
Carrabelle, Florida
This phone booth-sized municipal building has been a piece of police property for more than half a century.
Ochopee, Florida
The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.
Adak, Alaska
America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.