Vila de São Jorge, Brazil
Glowing Termite Mounds of Emas National Park
These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.
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Vila de São Jorge, Brazil
These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.
Manaus, Brazil
A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.
Quartzsite, Arizona
A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.
San Jose, California
Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Nature and art meet in this curvy creation
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.
Vancouver, British Columbia
This scenic waterfront swimming pool is the longest salt water pool in North America.
Carthage, Tunisia
This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.
Putrajaya, Malaysia
Next to the Malaysian Prime Minister’s office stands this rose-colored mosque.
Haverhill, Massachusetts
It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.
Sezincote, England
A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.
Rochester, New York
This New York estate was designed to resemble a medieval Scottish castle.
Yufu, Japan
This amusement park brings a little slice of England to the heart of Kyushu.
Ōsaki, Japan
A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.
Nuremberg, Germany
This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.
San Francisco, California
One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.
Natchez, Mississippi
A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.
Somalia
The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.
Yemen
The most alien-looking place on Earth.
Wattens, Austria
Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.
Rabat, Morocco
Morocco’s modern capital was once a haven for Barbary pirates, who went so far as to establish a republic of their own.
Yucca, Arizona
This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.
Kyoto, Japan
Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.
Mexico City, Mexico
This covert museum showcases booties worn by a rescue dog and slippers owned by Queen Elizabeth II.