Seaham, England
Charybdis Fountain
A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Seaham, England
A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.
Sumpter, Wisconsin
"World's largest scrap metal sculpture" stands in an outdoor sculpture garden in the middle of Wisconsin.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.
Hakone, Japan
Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.
Province de Zagora, Morocco
Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.
Niigata, Japan
Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.
Gildeskål, Norway
Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.
Harrodsburg, Kentucky
A full-scale replica of a 1774 colonial settlement in Kentucky.
Rangalifinolhu, Maldives
An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.
La Palma, Spain
A pre-Hispanic pyramid in the middle of a tourist district in the Canary Islands.
Salamanca, Spain
The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.
Zaragoza, Spain
A statue of a boy looks up at where the famous rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
Stockholm, Sweden
This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.
Province of Matera, Italy
An Italian hillside ghost town.
Tortosa, Spain
A botanical garden full of thought-provoking contemporary sculptures.
Auerstedt, Germany
Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.
Istanbul, Turkey
A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.
Osaka, Japan
The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.
Mexico
A lake at the bottom of the ocean.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.
Blythe, California
Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.
Surigao City, Philippines
A unique beach made of a myriad of multi-sized pebbles.
Marshall Islands
An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.