Green Valley, Arizona
Titan Missile Museum
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
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Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Mecca, California
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
Elie, Scotland
The only fixed chain and post trail in Scotland snakes its way along the base of a towering seaside cliff.
Istanbul, Turkey
The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Kealakekua, Hawaii
A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.
Garden Island, Australia
The sullen remains of vessels abandoned in the Port Adelaide River.
Midland, Michigan
This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.
Avalon, California
A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.
Moultrie, Georgia
A life-sized baby elephant tombstone marks the grave of a circus owner at a country church in southern Georgia.
Beppu, Japan
Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.
Belize
Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.
Chongqing, China
The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.
Laconia, Greece
A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.
London, England
A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.
Logan, Utah
Kay Andrews's recipe was so good, her family immortalized it in stone.
St. Augustine, Florida
An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.
Queens, New York
Deliciousness abounds at a Guatemalan restaurant masquerading as a pizzeria.
San Francisco, California
The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.
San Francisco, California
The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.
San Bernardino, California
The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.
Colares, Portugal
One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."
Predjama, Slovenia
Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.