Clark County, Nevada
Gold Butte National Monument
Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.
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Clark County, Nevada
Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.
Yerington, Nevada
Thousands of acres of beautiful wild landscape in the Great Basin.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway every year.
Mexico City, Mexico
Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.
Lucknow, India
This magnificent 18th-century hall consists of a maze of nearly a thousand interconnected passages.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.
Barentsburg, Norway
This Arctic mining town is home to a cat that's spent years masquerading as a fox.
Prague, Czechia
The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.
Rome, Italy
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Ravenna, Italy
A medieval, mosaic-lined baptistry built by a heretical Christian sect.
Klevan, Ukraine
This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.
Washington, West Virginia
One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.
Paris, France
A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.
Paris, France
The final resting place of the "father of special effects."
Paris, France
A Parisian boutique devoted to la Sape, the elegant Congolese fashion subculture rooted in European colonization.
Paris, France
This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.
Paris, France
Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.
Saint-Ouen, France
Collection of antique taxidermy and natural specimens, near one of Paris's oldest flea markets.
Paris, France
Ordinary art transforms to extraordinary thanks to locals' quirky sense of humor.
Paris, France
A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.
Paris, France
A magical, macabre wax museum, beloved by locals, uses real artifacts to depict an assassination from the French Revolution.
Saint-Ouen, France
An iconic and eccentric bar for "Manouche" Jazz music keeps expanding its space—and its influence.
Paris, France
A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.