Cat Tien, Vietnam
Linh Phong Pagoda
Nestled against the majestic Ba Mountain, this historic spiritual sanctuary features one of the tallest outdoor Buddha statues in Southeast Asia overlooking the ocean.
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Cat Tien, Vietnam
Nestled against the majestic Ba Mountain, this historic spiritual sanctuary features one of the tallest outdoor Buddha statues in Southeast Asia overlooking the ocean.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Bjurholm, Sweden
A Swedish farm is the world's only producer of the rare, creamy delicacy that is moose cheese.
Las Condes, Chile
1960s modernist architecture in the form of a church and monastery at the foothills of the Andes.
Helensburgh, Australia
An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.
Koshu, Japan
A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.
Gyumri, Armenia
It's a massive, rusted fountain that survived an earthquake in 1988.
Southwell, England
Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.
New York, New York
Once the tallest building in the world and the site of “the highest dinner ever held in New York” this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.
Houston, Texas
A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.
Matamata, New Zealand
This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
Petra District, Jordan
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
Gurtnellen, Switzerland
Walk underneath a railway bridge over the river Reuss with just a metal grating under your feet.
Hong Kong
There are over 12,000 Buddha statues at this temple complex that has been mistakenly labeled a monastery.
Darmstadt, Germany
A forest outside Darmstadt becomes an open-air art gallery, where international artists turn trees, branches, stones, and clearings into strange, playful, and thought-provoking works.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Where beautiful signs live on forever.
Gainesville, Florida
This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.
The Dalles, Oregon
This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.
Prague, Czechia
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
West Lafayette, Indiana
A Fibonnaci spiral model of our solar system.
San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista, Mexico
A striking depiction of Teotihuacan's mysterious "Spider Woman."