Westcliffe, Colorado
Smokey Jack Observatory
Located in the world's highest-altitude Dark Sky Community, this observatory welcomes amateur and professional astronomers alike.
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Westcliffe, Colorado
Located in the world's highest-altitude Dark Sky Community, this observatory welcomes amateur and professional astronomers alike.
Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."
Craighat, Scotland
A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.
Lindesnes, Norway
The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.
Vienna, Austria
Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.
Stockholm, Sweden
The world's largest model of our planetary system.
Talkeetna, Alaska
This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.
Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia
The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.
Naftah, Tunisia
Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.
Palm Springs, California
Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Coral Gables, Florida
This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Lake Wales, Florida
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
Irvington, New York
This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.
Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Oamaru, New Zealand
The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.
Oslo, Norway
Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.
Jaipur, India
The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.
Mühltal, Germany
The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Boise, Idaho
When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.
Denver, Colorado
A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.
Valencia, Spain
This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.