This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

This striking landscape in northern Vietnam contains both geological and archaeological wonders.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

A festival where people vie to be bombarded by exploding clusters of fireworks.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

A serene space tucked amid the skyscrapers of Hong Kong's bustling financial district.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.