Chiang Mai, Thailand
Wat Umong
Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.
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Chiang Mai, Thailand
Buddha shrines hide within dark tunnels at this unique forest temple.
Estonia
A wooden statue of an Estonian pagan god and King of the Setos stands atop a sacred hill.
Kowloon, Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.
Goffstown, New Hampshire
Row, row, row your pumpkin quickly down the stream.
Nordstrand, Germany
A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.
San Jose, California
It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.
Abang, Indonesia
Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.
Hastings, England
Every May, townspeople welcome summer with a bizarre pagan parade led by a man wrapped in garlands.
Adalaj, India
A deeply beautiful 15th-century stepwell with a tragic story.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
Brihuega, Spain
This enchanting hamlet carved into the rock looks like something straight out of Tolkien's Rivendell.
Jodhpur, India
Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.
Lijiang, China
A bright turquoise river cascades beautifully down stepped terraces in southern China.
Springfield, Missouri
An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.
Guatape, Colombia
The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.
Angoulême, France
The vibrant buildings in the “capital of the comic strip” celebrate the art form that made it famous.
Bristol, England
Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.
Busan, South Korea
The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Tbilisi, Georgia
A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."
Coventry, England
The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.
Iceland
Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.
Villa de Leyva, Colombia
This whimsical home made entirely from clay is basically a giant piece of pottery.
Comfort, Texas
This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.