Wilsons Promontory, Australia
Squeaky Beach
The spherical grains of white quartz sand give every step on this Australian beach a distinctive sound.
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Wilsons Promontory, Australia
The spherical grains of white quartz sand give every step on this Australian beach a distinctive sound.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.
Yokohama, Japan
Home to herbal cosmetics, teas, and a unique set of dolls known as kitchen witches.
Tarra Valley, Australia
A waterfall rushing through a lush fern gully in Australia's Tarra-Bulga National Park.
Vaasa, Finland
An abandoned amusement park turned street art gallery with open walls for visitors to spray paint.
Stockholm, Sweden
This Stockholm art museum integrates many of its pieces into the surrounding outdoor areas and natural landscape.
Darjeeling, India
Inside this Darjeeling museum, you can see a pair of boots that once stood at the top of the world.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.
Labante, Italy
South of Bologna, a limestone grotto with a protruding waterfall and a floor full of cave pearls.
Dunmore, Scotland
Built in the 16th century, the tower is now in ruins.
Nye County, Nevada
The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.
Magdeburg, Germany
This 17th-century "unicorn" was cobbled together from the skull of a rhinoceros, the legs of a mammoth, and the horn of a narwhal.
Anacortes, Washington
On the edge of this small Washington Park, a piece of the Earth's mantle has come to the surface.
Eaglehawk Neck, Australia
A natural rock bridge towers above the sea.
Gumi, South Korea
Though it is hundreds of years old, the intricate details on this 23-foot rock carving of Buddha have been preserved.
Field, British Columbia
In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.
Tokyo, Japan
Home to a collection of drums from around the world that allow visitors to play a tune.
Mountain View, Missouri
The largest riverfront opening cave in the Ozarks.
Saudarkrokur, Iceland
A geothermal pool in North Iceland that is said to be the bathing spot of the legendary Grettir the Strong.
Lindrith, New Mexico
A rare memento of a lost Indigenous group.
Kirkkonummi, Finland
These lakeside pictographs were some of the first pieces of prehistoric artwork found in Finland.
Rebel Creek, Nevada
An unusual waterfall in the Santa Rosa Range, within the Great Basin of Nevada.
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Part arcade, part museum, this collection features vintage and modern pinball machines.
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas
The seventh largest spring in the world.