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This former sugarcane transport tunnel is now a portal to a lovely beach.

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

This small primate research island is teeming with playing, fighting wild monkeys.

Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.

A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.

The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

A spiral staircase twists to the top of this unusual Czech lookout tower.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

What remains of the summer palace of King Kamehameha III.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

If the tunes of antique organs and musical marionettes don't intoxicate you, the draft beer certainly will.

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

A castle inspired by medieval architecture is hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.