Nai Mueang, Thailand
Phaya Thaen Public Park
Its tremendous toad is actually a five-story museum and viewing platform.
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Nai Mueang, Thailand
Its tremendous toad is actually a five-story museum and viewing platform.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.
Port Renfrew, British Columbia
Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.
Japan
The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.
Dochula, Bhutan
The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.
Skibbereen, Ireland
This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.
Hegra, Saudi Arabia
An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.
Kazan, Russia
This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.
Civita, Italy
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Hunza Nagar, Pakistan
This dazzlingly turquoise mountain lake was created in the wake of a natural disaster.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.
Washington, D.C.
A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
Luxor, Egypt
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
Progreso, Mexico
It would take you approximately an hour and a half to walk to the end of Mexico's largest pier.
Geneva, Switzerland
This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.
Wuhan, China
This ancient sword lay in a waterlogged tomb for 2,500 years, but managed to remain relatively untarnished and impressively sharp.
Alexandria, Virginia
Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.
Catacol, Scotland
These quaint cottages feature built-in signaling devices for fishermen.
Bolivia
This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.
Malmesbury, England
Where an 11th-century flying monk crash landed after attempting to take to the skies.
Queens, New York
A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Osaka, Japan
This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.