Lake Wales, Florida
Bok Tower Gardens
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
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Lake Wales, Florida
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
Messina, Italy
Climb the dead electric pylons of Messina.
Green Bank, West Virginia
The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.
Modena, Italy
David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."
Berlin, Germany
A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!
Herriman, Utah
Largest man-made excavation on earth!
Baalbek, Lebanon
The largest hewn stone in history.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Franeker, Netherlands
Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.
Tucson, Arizona
A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Mauritania
A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.
Victoria Falls, Zambia
The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.
Vienna, Austria
Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.
Koror, Palau
An isolated dive site teeming with cnidarians.
Newark, California
From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.
Williamstown, Australia
An obsolete form of timekeeping still marks the hour in this adapted 19th century lighthouse.
Nice, France
This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Tiny observatory made big contributions to the study of the Earth's motion.
Olympia, Washington
Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.
Chicago, Illinois
A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.
Boston, Massachusetts
Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.