Le Roeulx, Belgium
Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift
The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.
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Le Roeulx, Belgium
The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.
Swindon, England
This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Gdańsk, Poland
This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Kings Mills, Ohio
An abandoned munitions factory with a shot tower continues to wage war on the surrounding environment.
Ironbridge, England
This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.
Kingston Springs, Tennessee
The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.
Shoreham, New York
An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.
Nazca, Peru
Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.
Hiroshima, Japan
A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
Montreal, Québec
A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.
Bermuda
The world's smallest drawbridge.
Derawar, Pakistan
Massive fortress bastions in the desert of Cholistan.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.
Chamarel, Mauritius
This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.
West Mineral, Kansas
The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.
Antarctica
An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.
Singapore
The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.
Ardales, Spain
Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.
Gadamis, Libya
A beautiful oasis town dating back to the Roman period still serves as reprieve from the brutal summer sun in Libya.
Halsteren, Netherlands
Invisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moat.
Ambato Canton, Ecuador
Massive volcano in the Andes is the farthest point from earth's center.