Red Feather Lakes, Colorado
Great Stupa of Dharmakaya
One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.
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Red Feather Lakes, Colorado
One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.
Point Arena, California
The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.
Santa Rosa, California
Believe it or not, this is the final resting place of the man who created the Odditorium.
Santa Rosa, California
340 bicycles, 65 feet high.
Calistoga, California
This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.
Pope Valley, California
Wheels of chrome by the thousands adorn this California Historical Landmark.
Prague, Czechia
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A unique hotel for the artistic soul.
Červenica, Slovakia
This region of Slovakia boasts some of the most plentiful opal mines in the world.
Nižná Slaná, Slovakia
An abandoned 19th-century iron factory perched along the outskirts of an idyllic village.
Ochtiná, Slovakia
An unusual cave filled with rare alien-looking aragonite formations.
Višňové, Slovakia
The blood-soaked ruins of the castle where the murderous Blood Countess was walled in alive.
Vilémovice, Czechia
The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”
Dolní Morava, Czechia
The world's greatest slide descends 18 stories from this looping mountaintop viewing platform.
Trutnov, Czechia
This fortress was designed to prevent a Nazi invasion but was never used.
Melnik, Czechia
Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.
Panenský Týnec, Czechia
The 14th-century ruins are said to contain healing powers.
Putim, Czechia
The mystery of the Putim Ossuary involves a tricorn hat.
Klatovy, Czechia
These 17th-century mummies are no longer naturally preserved, but remain on display today.
Prášily, Czechia
A Cold War secret surveillance tower used to spy on radio communications.
Guimarães, Portugal
This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.
Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Porto, Portugal
This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.