Callahuanca, Peru
Marcahuasi Ruins
A mysterious pre-Incan ruin believed to have miraculous healing powers.
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Callahuanca, Peru
A mysterious pre-Incan ruin believed to have miraculous healing powers.
Zillah, Washington
Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.
Los Angeles, California
A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.
Cocullo, Italy
Host to the annual Festival of the Snakes.
Dwingeloo, Netherlands
This giant radio telescope would be a rusting ruin if it hadn't become such a beloved relic.
Khndzoresk, Armenia
Right up until the 20th century this network of man-made caves was the biggest village in Eastern Armenia.
Split, Croatia
A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.
Iceland
One of the most remarkable caves in all of Iceland was created by a once raging river of lava.
Eglon, West Virginia
The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Zanesville, Ohio
A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!
El Salto, Mexico
The Rio Lerma (Chignahuapan) in El Salto, Mexico, is one of the most polluted rivers in the world. It’s covered in white foam, and falling in can kill.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Beijing, China
Beijing's expansive subterranean hiding spot now crumbles away as a tourist destination.
Aksum, Ethiopia
Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
The hottest place on the planet.
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Inyo County, California
The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.