Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
Plitvice Lakes
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
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Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
Paris, France
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.
Los Angeles, California
Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.
Vaglia, Italy
Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Dolores, Colorado
A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Edinburgh, Scotland
360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."
Paris, France
Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.
Supai, Arizona
This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.
Hayakawa, Japan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
Lancaster, California
Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.
Toronto, Ontario
A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Rome, Italy
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Greece
A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
Richfield, Utah
One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.