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A legendary tree towers within its own vibrant sanctuary.

An ideal location for plane spotting in British Columbia.

A large spinning bath of liquid mercury, used to probe the early universe.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

A museum dedicated to the history & joys of the trail & your best chance to see hikers throwing up ice cream.

The old fire tower is one of the last of its kind in the United States.

Saunter along the banks of one of North Carolina’s wildest rivers

The world's largest vertical wind tunnel.

A folk art mecca famous among outsider art fans.

A Borgesian work of art that may blur the line between fiction and reality a little too convincingly.

They sort through millions of dollars worth of diplomatic gifts on behalf of the government.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

One of Africa's windiest and most scenic roads is a national symbol of Angola.

Live a night as a Byzantine King, with a minibar and private jacuzzi.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

This Buddhist temple is home to the graves of the Japanese national legends, the 47 Ronin.

A mountaintop shrine named for the road to heaven.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

Perhaps the biggest draw to this mosque is its remote location and lack of tourists.