Québec City, Québec
Château Frontenac
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
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Québec City, Québec
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Québec
This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.
Rockford, Illinois
This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.
Rockford, Illinois
This baseball diamond was home to the Rockford Peaches, a team featured in the hit film "A League of Their Own."
Ponchatoula, Louisiana
One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.
Livingston, Illinois
Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
This bridge over the River Cuale leads to a neighborhood that was once an escape for Hollywood's elite.
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.
Iceland
The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.
Iceland
A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.
Iceland
In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.
Iceland
This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.
Glaumbær, Iceland
This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.
Reykjavik, Iceland
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.
Raufarhöfn, Iceland
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
Hellissandur, Iceland
Dozens of large, brightly-colored paintings adorn the walls of the "street art capital of Iceland."
Bíldudalur, Iceland
The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.
Iceland
Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.
Iceland
A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.
Sumpter, Wisconsin
"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Galena, Illinois
The oldest operating hotel in Illinois enjoys a historic (and some say haunted) past.