Greens, New Hampshire
Garnet Pool
A long-forgotten Victorian swimming hole is still a fun spot for a dip.
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Greens, New Hampshire
A long-forgotten Victorian swimming hole is still a fun spot for a dip.
Yalcobá, Mexico
Take a dip beneath the stalactites in this amazing cenote.
Vila Franca Do Campo, Portugal
A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.
Xcalacoop, Mexico
A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.
Beechworth, Australia
This gold mine–turned–swimming hole is the perfect summer picnic spot, immersed in nature and history.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This cannonball embedded in the side of an Edinburgh house once served a surprisingly pedestrian purpose.
Halchita, Utah
The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.
New York, New York
A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.
Athens, Greece
This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.
London, England
Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.
Kyoto, Japan
The first location of the eventual video game giant.
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.
Castle Hill, New Zealand
The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."
Matamata, New Zealand
This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.
Changikhisarak, Uzbekistan
More than 10,000 small mirrors cover the curved surface of the world's second-largest solar oven, located in a remote village in Uzbekistan.
Truckee, California
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
Washington, D.C.
Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.
Wellesley Island, New York
This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
Washington, D.C.
The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Once a speakeasy operated by Al Capone, this Milwaukee cigar bar is now a haven for ghost hunters.
Savannah, Georgia
This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
Willow Creek, California
This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.
Rome, New York
An interesting look into 18th-century American history.