Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Sphinx Observatory
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."
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Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."
Seville, Spain
The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
New York, New York
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
Baturiti, Indonesia
This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.
Indonesia
This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Mount Angel, Oregon
World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Ubud, Indonesia
Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.
Prague, Czechia
Synagogue built from the stones of Solomon's temple contains the golem of Prague.
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.
Cusco, Peru
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
Wamego, Kansas
A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.
Corbett, Oregon
This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.
Redmond, Oregon
Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.
Siena, Italy
A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.
Banff, Alberta
Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
Long Beach, Washington
Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Oregon City, Oregon
Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.
Tamri, Morocco
Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.
Wierschem, Germany
This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.