Accra, Ghana
Ga-Adangbe Caskets - Kane Kwei Carpentry Workshop
The clever workshop that has been designing some of the most unusual coffins imaginable.
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Accra, Ghana
The clever workshop that has been designing some of the most unusual coffins imaginable.
Lome, Togo
The Voodoo Superstore of the world.
Dakar, Senegal
This tiny, tranquil Senegalese island serves as a powerful symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.
Dakar, Senegal
Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.
Colchani, Bolivia
This hotel is located on the edge of the world's largest salt flat and is made out of the only material around.
Sur LÃpez, Bolivia
This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.
Panama City, Panama
From a distance, Latin America's first Baha'i Temple looks like an enormous egg perched atop a hill.
Panama City, Panama
A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.
Managua, Nicaragua
A crumbling cathedral condemned by an earthquake.
Copán Ruinas, Honduras
This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Bishop, California
The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.
Mono County, California
This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.
Bridgeport, California
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.
Lee Vining, California
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Tonopah, Nevada
There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Tonopah, Nevada
An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Alliance, Nebraska
An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Bragar, Scotland
A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.