Rufisque, Senegal
Lake Retba
This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.
Places I've been
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Rufisque, Senegal
This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.
Nouadhibou, Mauritania
The world's largest ship graveyard is the product of decades of corruption.
Jaipur, India
The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.
Agra, India
Also known as the "Red Taj Mahal."
Varanasi, India
A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.
Varanasi, India
Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.
Cervantes, Australia
Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.
Laxey, Isle of Man
World's largest working waterwheel has been around for over 150 years.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Skagway, Alaska
A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.
Sitka, Alaska
The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.
Hyder, Alaska
The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.
Leavenworth, Washington
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
Hyden, Australia
This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.
Magelang, Indonesia
Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Miri, Malaysia
One of the largest caverns in the world has a maw large enough to stack cathedrals in.
Paju, South Korea
The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.
Shamrock, Texas
Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.
Amarillo, Texas
A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.
Groom, Texas
This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.
Catoosa, Oklahoma
Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.
Carthage, Missouri
This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.