Whittier, Alaska
Whittier, Alaska
This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.
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Whittier, Alaska
This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.
Whittier, Alaska
This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.
Juneau, Alaska
A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
Paris, France
A popular shrine where the Blessed Virgin allegedly appeared in 1830, displaying a holy armchair and two incorruptible remains of Lady Saints.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Kotor, Montenegro
These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.
Willemstad, Curaçao
Shipwrecks, ruins, and turtles are all that remain on this haunting Caribbean ghost island.
Sint Willibrordus, Curaçao
This tiny tropical village was sick of anonymity so the locals made this sign, which actually changed the name of the town.
Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
A sanctuary for sickly, stray, or wounded donkeys.
Bahamas
This isthmus in the Bahamas narrowly separates the roiling Atlantic from the cool Bight of Eleuthera.
New York, New York
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
New York, New York
This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.
Groom, Texas
This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.
Klamath, California
Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Borrego Springs, California
Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.
Seychelles
Over two-thirds of the world's population of giant tortoises live among this coral formation.
Venice, Italy
A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.
Zadar, Croatia
Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.
Zadar, Croatia
A musical instrument played by the sea.