Iceland
U.S. Navy DC-3 Wreckage
This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Iceland
This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.
Zhangjiajie, China
A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.
Hilo, Hawaii
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
Seattle, Washington
The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Las Vegas, Nevada
One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.
West Baden Springs, Indiana
A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.
Kyoto, Japan
With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.
Glen Rose, Texas
Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.
Vienna, Austria
Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.
Benson, Arizona
Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.
Rockport, Washington
The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Aba, China
Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.
Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.
Pikeville, Tennessee
Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Hell, Michigan
Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.
California
The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Neuheim, Switzerland
These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.
Pecos, New Mexico
Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.
Forsand, Norway
This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.