Paucartambo, Peru
The Festival of Paucartambo
Ain't no party like a ghost town party.
Places I've been
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Paucartambo, Peru
Ain't no party like a ghost town party.
Willaston, England
This bizarre English competition answers the important question: how many worms can YOU coax out of the ground?
Vegacervera, Spain
The spectacular geological formations make it one of the most impressive caves in Europe.
Irkutsk, Russia
Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.
Woodburn, Oregon
This little slice of the Netherlands in the Pacific Northwest blooms in a rainbow of color each spring.
Lombard, Illinois
This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.
Onomichi, Japan
This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.
Tring, England
Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.
Saint-Étienne, France
An architectural oddity of six stories, accessed by graceful ramps.
Corinne, Utah
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
Boston, Massachusetts
This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.
Hobart, New York
This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.
Wonthaggi, Australia
Leaning shelves and books galore, this location is a book lover's utopia.
Provins, France
An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.
Boston, Massachusetts
The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
Hawaii
This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
Falsterbo, Sweden
Where a troll might repair your shoes in exchange for a bowl of porridge.
Washington, D.C.
This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.
Los Angeles, California
First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.
New York, New York
This study room in the New York Public Library saw the creation of one of contemporary America's greatest traitors.
Tirana, Albania
A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.
Topeka, Kansas
A mysterious local has been dressing the child's grave for decades.
Bedrock, Colorado
A unique arch graces the Dolores River Canyon near the Hanging Flume.
Saint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec
This three-chambered cave is the only protected natural bat hibernaculum in Quebec.