Punakha, Bhutan
Chimi Lhakhang
This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."
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Punakha, Bhutan
This penis-focused monastery is dedicated to Buddhism's "Divine Madman."
Paro, Bhutan
The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.
Paro, Bhutan
This Himalayan airport provides one of the most difficult landings in the world.
Moundville, Alabama
A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.
Toronto, Ontario
Willy Wonka would love this weird half-a-home.
Toronto, Ontario
This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.
Brooklyn, New York
Feral cats keeping the rodent population at bay all across Greenpoint waterfront.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
Montgomery, Alabama
The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.
Klampenborg, Denmark
The oldest amusement park in the world has been providing a nice spot to have some fun since the 1500s.
Brooklyn, New York
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
New York, New York
The former sign of this immortal music venue is just that--undying.
Sun Valley, Idaho
Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.
Murphy, Idaho
Rare and gorgeous birds abound in this protected wildlife sanctuary.
Boise, Idaho
A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.
New York, New York
The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.
New York, New York
Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Stromness, Scotland
Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.
Daniel Campos, Bolivia
A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.
Lambholm, Scotland
This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
Blackfoot, Idaho
This museum glorifies the humble potato.