Today's Featured Places
Baikonur Cosmodrone
World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site
Kosmodrom Baykonur, Kazakhstan
Periodic Table Display
A display that gathers the basic elements of the universe in one convenient location
Greencastle, Indiana, US
Himmelbjerget
This pseudo-hill has been declared a fake because it isn't evenly rounded on all sides
Ry, Denmark
The Gurdon Light
A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect
Arkansas, US
Beverly Clock
Running since 1864, this clock has never been wound
New Zealand
Aramu Muru
An abandoned Incan construction project left behind a mysterious doorway
Puno, Peru
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Massive numbers of bioluminescent fungal gnat larvae illuminate these caves
Waitomo Caves, New Zealand
El Monumento a la paz
An ecological monument and tribute to recycling built with construction site leftovers
Caracas, Venezuela
Parque el Desafío
Giant outdoor garden built with trash and found objects over thirty years by a bored retiree
Gaiman, Argentina
Pont de la Concorde
A 219-year-old bridge built from the rubble of the Bastille prison
Paris, France
Last Tree of Ténéré
The most remote tree in the world survived desertification, but not a drunken truck driver
Departement d' Agadez, Niger
Enchanted Rock
Enormous pink granite batholith attributed with spiritual powers by Native Americans
Texas, US
Paronella Park
Hand-built castle tucked into Australia's tropical jungle
Mena Creek, Australia
City of Ash
Volcanic ash has buried this city intermittently for more than 15 years
Riley's Estate, Montserrat
Snake Island
Hundreds of thousands of venomous pit vipers rule this island off the coast of Brazil
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Totems of Haida Gwaii
Hauntingly beautiful totem poles left behind by the Haida people
Feather Lake, Canada
Plain of Jars
Thousands of mysterious stone jars thought to once house human remains
Laos
Underwater Sculpture Garden
A gallery of underwater art that can be visited by man and fish alike
Queen's Park Racecourse, Grenada
Hoba Meteorite
This iron-nickel meterorite weighing 120,000 pounds is the largest one on the planet
Grootfontein, Namibia
San Juan Parangaricutiro
A church buried halfway in lava rock from a new volcano that sprouted in a cornfield
Nuevo San Juan Parangaricutiro, Mexico
Caño Cristales
For a short period every year, this river blossoms into a rainbow of vibrant colors
Serrania de La Macarena, Colombia
Old Havana Perfume Museum
This collection of bottles and ingredients proves Cubans have a weakness for fragrance
Havana, Cuba
Booming Dunes
Roughly the same size as the world's tallest buildings, these stationary dunes can sing
Tabin Jisa, Mongolia
Ed Leedskalnin's Coral Castle
Perhaps the most mysterious of all the world's self-built castles
Homestead, Florida, US
Vaux's Swifts at Chapman School
Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall
Portland, Oregon, US
The Paper House
An 80-year-old house made from newspapers
Rockport, Massachusetts, US
Museum of Bad Art
The worst that creativity has to offer
Dedham, Massachusetts, US
Hospitalis Restaurant
Bartenders wear lab coats at this hospital-themed restaurant in Riga
Riga, Latvia
Atlanta Prison Farm
An abandoned prison, used from 1945 to 1995, covered in graffiti and kudzu
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Richat Structure
A geological bull's-eye visible from space that served as a landmark for early astronauts
Region de l' Adrar, Mauritania
Recently Added Places
Puppentheater-Museum Berlin
Puppet theater and museum holding a collection of more than 300
Vision of Peace (Indian God of Peace)
World's largest carved onyx figure stands as a tribute to enduring peace
Drawbridge, California
San Francisco Bay's ghost town
Shorty
Shortest overhead power line in the world
Dog Bark Park Inn
Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle
The Titanic Museum
Home to the Titanic Historical Society's collection
Mike the Tiger
LSU mascot lives on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country
Choquequirao, Peru
White llama terraces dazzle in Peru's "other Machu Picchu"
Franconia Sculpture Park
Community arts organization that hosts a rotating collection of over 75 contemporary sculptures
