Pak Ou, Laos
Pak Ou's Caves
Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.
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Pak Ou, Laos
Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
If you’ve ever seen a picture of Machu Picchu, then you’ve seen a picture of Huayna Picchu—you just didn’t realize it.
Hilo, Hawaii
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
Ghent, Belgium
This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Phumi Khna Rôngvoas, Cambodia
This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.
Bordeaux, France
The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.
Atlanta, Georgia
Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.
Honolulu, Hawaii
What remains of the summer palace of King Kamehameha III.
Istanbul, Turkey
Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.
Honolulu, Hawaii
This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.
Selçuk, Turkey
Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The grand marquee of this abandoned Hawaiian theater remembers the building's elegant past.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.
Verona, Wisconsin
Software company Epic Systems has created one of the strangest and largest workplaces of all time.
Kilauea, Hawaii
A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.
San Diego, California
This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.
Madrid, Spain
Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.
Rapa Nui, Chile
This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The world's most remote airport.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.
Lima, Peru
The little bear in the "funny kind of hat" has made his way from London back to Peru.