Beloit, Wisconsin
Angel Museum
The world’s largest collection of angel figurines includes 600 black angels donated by Oprah Winfrey.
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Beloit, Wisconsin
The world’s largest collection of angel figurines includes 600 black angels donated by Oprah Winfrey.
Urubamba, Peru
Sleep in a glass pod dangling off a cliff.
Powell, Ohio
A monument to a Native American leader who was known for never breaking a promise and met his end after signing a deal with white settlers.
Mosman, Australia
The yawning remains of a complex naval fortress still haunt this Australian shore.
Olney, Illinois
The mysterious white squirrels of this Illinois city are treated like sacred cows.
Urbana, Illinois
The oldest experimental corn field in America is still creating better ways to grow crops.
Figueres, Spain
Giant eggs, walls of bread, and nightmare surreality mark the largest collection of works by Salvador Dalí.
Iceland
This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This Brazilian astronomy museum allows guests to gaze at the stars through their telescopes each weekend.
IJsselstein, Netherlands
For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.
Salla, Finland
Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.
Oymyakonsky District, Russia
The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.
Gävle, Sweden
If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.
Los Angeles, California
Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
A town filled with hot chocolate, dazzling lights, and lots of Christmas cheer.
Linköping, Sweden
For a couple of months each year this Swedish city turns into a festive neon phantasmagoria.
Harbin, China
One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.
Itaguaí, Brazil
An abandoned Santa park is as far as this proposed theme park kingdom got toward completion.
Shanghai, China
A giant scale model giving a sneak peek at what urban planners see for Shanghai by 2020.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Ravenna, Italy
Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.
Chimayo, New Mexico
This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.
Ridge, New York
The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.
Sint Jansklooster, Netherlands
Repurposed space and ultra-modern construction collide to create this geometric wooden spectacle.