Green Valley, Arizona
I-19, America's Only Metric Interstate
After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.
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Green Valley, Arizona
After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.
Esperance, Australia
A tiny museum in Esperance, Australia, displays a bunch of space debris from NASA’s Skylab.
Sydney, Australia
Australian museum dedicated to human health and lack thereof.
Arumpo, Australia
Prehistoric park filled with the fossils of dozens of extinct species including Australian megafauna.
Kaputar, Australia
The unique ecosystem atop an Australian mountain is home to some colorful inhabitants.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
Belize
A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.
Humacao, Puerto Rico
This small primate research island is teeming with playing, fighting wild monkeys.
Sajama, Bolivia
A mysterious ancient network of thousands of perfectly straight lines stretching across miles of Bolivian desert.
Peru
White llama terraces dazzle in Peru's "other Machu Picchu."
Venezuela
This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.
Leymebamba, Peru
Hundreds of mummies in a silent room, some with eerily pained expressions preserved on their faces.
Santa Marta, Colombia
An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Luya, Peru
An Archaeological Wonder of Peru, and the largest stone ruin site in the New World.
Agua Blanca, Ecuador
The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.
Guapán, Ecuador
Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.
Puerto Triunfo, Colombia
Former drug lord’s manor, now a theme park. Watch out for the hippos.
San Antonio del Tequendama, Colombia
This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.
San Bernardo, Colombia
No one knows for sure why this town's dead refuse to rot.