Kyoto, Japan
Sagano Bamboo Forest
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
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Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Paris, France
The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
Mitaka, Japan
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.
Nagasaki, Japan
A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.
Greenland
A Cold War atomic camp buried under the ice is now emerging because of global warming.
Willow Springs, Illinois
The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.
Prague, Czechia
A controversial artwork draws attention to the dark history of Prague's "Suicide Bridge."
Wrocław, Poland
A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.
Deming, New Mexico
In the middle of a desert subdivision, there is supposedly an impact crater site from Kcymaerxthaereal times.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.
Cedar Crest, New Mexico
Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.
Taos, New Mexico
A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Houston, Texas
There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...
Mineral Wells, Texas
Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.