Port McNeill, British Columbia
The Ronning Burl
A Canadian port town is oddly home to two of the largest tree burls in the world.
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Port McNeill, British Columbia
A Canadian port town is oddly home to two of the largest tree burls in the world.
Siavonga, Zambia
The petrified remains of 150-million-year-old trees can be seen in and among the houses of the local villagers.
Asheville, North Carolina
This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.
Borgholm, Sweden
Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.
Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador
A memorial to a giant seabird that was hunted to extinction.
Portland, Oregon
This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.
Alnwick, England
This restaurant was removed from the famed sister ship of the Titanic and placed within a hotel.
Federal Way, Washington
A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.
Fregene, Italy
This abandoned Brutalist treehouse is a hidden architectural relic.
Bensalem, Pennsylvania
A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.
Geelong, Australia
More than 100 colorful residents stand post in this seaside Australian city.
Athens, Greece
This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.
Berkeley, California
Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.
Italy
A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.
Asheville, North Carolina
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
Howick, South Africa
A mesmerizing sculpture marks the site where the activist was arrested after evading capture for 17 months.
Hòa Vang, Vietnam
This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Jarbidge, Nevada
One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.
Sloan, Nevada
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Kneippen, Sweden
Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.