Victoria Falls, Zambia
Devil's Swimming Pool
The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.
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Victoria Falls, Zambia
The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Portland, Oregon
The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.
Boston, Massachusetts
An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Petra District, Jordan
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
Palermo, Italy
Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Manhattan, Kansas
A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.