Djenne, Mali
Great Mud Mosque of Djenné
The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.
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Djenne, Mali
The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.
Casa Grande, Arizona
Rumor had it that these concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland helped align spy satellites. (They didn’t.)
Tallinn, Estonia
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
Ban Long, Laos
Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.
Chile
A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.
Jenolan, Australia
The first tourist attraction to offer tours for interstellar tourists.
Monterey, California
The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.
Kastrup, Denmark
This ultra-modern wooden boardwalk turns the ocean into a swimming pool.
Middletown, Connecticut
A reliquary of pop culture marvels, including the world's largest (and most terrifying) Jack-in-the-Box.
Staten Island, New York
Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.
Salem, Oregon
An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.
Petersburg, Kentucky
A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."
Singapore
Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.
Jeongseon, South Korea
Asia's largest limestone cave is home to a world of plastic goblins and gold mining history.
Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Italy
This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.
Beiteddine, Lebanon
After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
One man's psychedelic fence is painted with his cacophonous folk art musings on the world.
Kapa'a, Hawaii
This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.
Mansfield, England
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Guildford, Australia
One of Australia's largest collections of preserved animals is on display in a historic theater.
Paris, France
A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.
Brighton, England
This tunnel entrance is built to resemble a grand castle but no one is quite sure why.
Chipping Norton, England
This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.