Duvauchelle, New Zealand
Ōnawe Peninsula
A peninsula on a peninsula that becomes an island at high tide.
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Duvauchelle, New Zealand
A peninsula on a peninsula that becomes an island at high tide.
Bolton, North Carolina
Hundreds of fiberglass structures line the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.
Neo Chorio, Cyprus
Legend holds that the Ancient Greek goddess of love once bathed in the waters of this grotto.
Kent, Sierra Leone
On an idyllic island off the coast of Sierra Leone, remnants of the defense of the slave trade and its later abolition.
Milan, Italy
A small sculpture that pays homage to the famous bronze ear of Ca de l'Oreggia—or does it?
Castricum, Netherlands
This jellyfish provides clean water for an entire Dutch province.
Valley Falls, Oregon
Oregon's only closed-basin hypersaline lake, an important stopover for migrating waterfowl, is in danger of drying up completely.
Tangier, Morocco
Known to backpackers as the "Steps of Doom," this walkway carved into the side of a seaside cliff leads to the Roman Tombs.
Mitaka, Japan
The headquarters of one of Japan’s leading astronomy research institutions features several historic observatory facilities and a 2,000-year-old burial mound.
Geneva, Illinois
This carved armchair marks the final resting place for two pals in the Chicago suburbs.
Leuven, Belgium
This 19th-century zoological collection has withstood the test of time.
Hastings, England
This seaside property, an example of Art Deco Streamline Moderne style, was designed to embody the curves of a great ship.
Miami Beach, Florida
This Ocean Drive crosswalk has been paved in rainbow colors to honor the LGBTQ+ community and the man who brought pastel to Miami Beach.
Leuven, Belgium
Where George Lemaître discovered the expanding nature of the universe.
Pune, India
An ancient temple of Lord Shiva was rediscovered in an excavation in 2003.
Stockholm, Sweden
At low tide, you can see the remains of a 17th-century ship just off a Stockholm island.
Kenora, Ontario
This log house sits in the remote Canadian wilderness, and holds a mysterious tale of the trapper who built it.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Tens of thousands of Africans rescued from slave ships passed through this gate before being settled in Sierra Leone.
Big Bend National Park, Texas
This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.
Makati, Philippines
This gold sash was part of a massive collection of pre-Hispanic gold artifacts discovered in an isolated village in the Philippines.
Mexican Hat, Utah
This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.
Manchester, England
Over 300 historical instruments from around the world can be found in the Royal Northern College of Music's basement.
Frederikssund, Denmark
This striking pig statue was part of a 1993 guerilla art project against racism.
Aranjuez, Spain
A collection of riverboats of the Spanish royal family in a quaint museum.