New York, New York
Tender Buttons
This tiny store is your one-stop shop for all sorts of rare and wonderful buttons.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
This tiny store is your one-stop shop for all sorts of rare and wonderful buttons.
Craftsbury, Vermont
According to folklore, Vermont's slanted windows were installed to keep witches from flying into the house.
Trassenheide, Germany
The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.
San Francisco, California
The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.
Hazard, Kentucky
An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.
Encinitas, California
These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.
Zhangye Shi, China
These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.
Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil
After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.
Logan, Ohio
Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.
Iceland
Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.
Tucson, Arizona
Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.
Hallandale Beach, Florida
The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.
Pismo Beach, California
Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.
Naples, Italy
This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.
Cornhill-on-Tweed, England
A father's love for his son has weathered the test of time in this whimsical garden of outsider art.
Schwetzingen, Germany
This 18th-century folly is one of Europe's rare "garden mosques."
Braintree, England
You won't find these curiously named passageways anywhere else in England.
Tambon Pak Nam, Thailand
Cavemen, elephants, and eagles greet passengers driving through the town's main intersection.
California
The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.
Tonopah, Nevada
The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.