Shandur, Pakistan
Shandur Polo Field
At an altitude of 3,700 meters, this is the highest polo field in the world.
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Shandur, Pakistan
At an altitude of 3,700 meters, this is the highest polo field in the world.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
Hawarden, Wales
At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.
Birchington-on-Sea, England
A vast archive of cultural artifacts collected from numerous expeditions across Africa and Asia.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.
Torrington, Alberta
Museum of stuffed gophers set up in various scenes.
Irving, Texas
This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.
Takia, Oman
This mysterious anthropomorphic statuette is on display at the National Museum of Oman.
Fort Macleod, Alberta
Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.
Sundance, Wyoming
This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.
Chadron, Nebraska
This Great Plains museum pays tribute to both the prosperity and tragedy of the North American fur trade.
Malaga, Spain
The gardens and chambers of this Moorish citadel conjure memories of the Alhambra.
Lake Charles, Louisiana
This 250-to 375-year-old live oak tree towers over the back garden of a local history museum.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The oldest standing building in Las Vegas was established by Mormon settlers.
Vonore, Tennessee
A group of monuments to the Cherokee origins of Tennessee.
Athens, Greece
A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.
Ica, Peru
An unexpected desert oasis in South America.
London, England
Abstract dinosaur models in London.
Ödeshög, Sweden
This encrypted monolith protected a secret of Norse mythology by hiding in a church wall for over a millennium.
Neece, Texas
It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.
Venice, Italy
This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.
Ica, Peru
A twisted, six-headed palm tree cursed by a witch, said to spell calamity if its seventh head is allowed to grow.
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.
Naoshima, Japan
Enjoy traditional Louisiana-style gumbo and the spirit of Southern hospitality 7,000 miles from New Orleans.