Monterey, California
Point Sur Lightstation
Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.
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Monterey, California
Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.
Port Renfrew, British Columbia
Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.
Port Antonio, Jamaica
The legend associated with these ruins understates the splendor of the mansion that once stood here.
Vilémovice, Czechia
The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”
Australia
An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
Amherst, Massachusetts
Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.
Valkenburg, Netherlands
The ruins of this Dutch castle sit atop a labyrinth of once-secret tunnels and passageways, dating back over 900 years.
Komiža, Croatia
An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.
Kaycee, Wyoming
The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.
Oroszlány, Hungary
This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.
Lemnos, Greece
An alien landscape on the banks of the Aegean Sea.
Colne, England
The violinist who played on as the Titanic sank is buried in this quiet English cemetery.
Dalmally, Scotland
Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.
Vulcan, Alberta
Live long and prosper in Vulcan, Alberta.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.
Griffin, Georgia
Could this grave be the true resting place of legendary gunfighter "Doc" Holliday? Unclear.
Garden Grove, California
Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
Madinet Mit Ghamr, Egypt
Giant pigeon houses packed into city streets in Egypt.
Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt
Brightly painted boulders scattered throughout the Sinai Desert.
Tanis, Egypt
The once great capital of Egypt now crumbles forward as evocative ruins.
Ibsheway, Egypt
Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.
Zawya Sultan Basha, Egypt
An endless sea of white conical domes.
Cairo, Egypt
A strange aquarium with stuffed fish, and almost no water for them to swim in.