Today's Featured Places
Sentinelese of the Andaman Islands
The Sentinelese may be the last stone-age tribe to remain isolated from the rest of the world
Kjeragbolten
Giant Boulder suspended over 1000m abyss
Maunsell Army Sea Forts
Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack
The Great Guatemalan Sinkhole
A 30-story sinkhole in the middle of Guatelama City
Centraila
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire
The Child Eater of Bern
A nearly 500 year old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why
Vasa Museum
Remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic
Large Binocular Telescope
One of the world's largest telescopes, stares into the night sky with two huge mirrors
Red Sea Star
Underwater restaurant at the coral reefs of Eilat
Warren Anatomical Museum
Boston medical museum featuring the skull of famous medical case Phineas Gage
Hill of Crosses
Old hill fort covered in over 50,000 crosses as a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs
Alnwick Poison Gardens
The sign at the garden gate reads "Warning, these plants can kill you"
Mt. Erebus
Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth
The Great Serpent Mound
The largest earthwork effigy in the worl
Bighorn Medicine Wheel
Native American circle of stones used to predict astronomical events
Lluvia de Peces: The "Rain of Fish"
Fish raining from the sky are the cause of a yearly celebration in this small Honduran town
Cesare Lombroso's Museum of Criminal Anthropology
Once only open to academics, "Lombroso's Museum" has opened its doors to the public revealing the astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist
Star City
Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities
Hanuman’s Temple
Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business
Kawah Ijen
Think you have a tough job? Try carrying 200 kilos through a cloud of sulfur down the side of a volcano
The Berkeley Pit
New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home
Turnip Rock
Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron
House of Mirrors
Lived-in building, bedecked with an astonishing array of mirror mosaics
Victoria Amazonica
Queen of the waterlilies, so big and strong it can support the weight of a human
Kola Superdeep Borehole
The deepest hole drilled in the name of science, where evidence of Precambrian life was found
Huanglong
Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China
Hvítserkur
Rising from the sea like a stone monster
American Sign Museum
A place where beautiful signs can live on forever
Cadet Chapel
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions
Red Sea Star
Underwater restaurant at the coral reefs of Eilat
Recently Added Places
Kyrk Gyz Cave
A cave covered with bizarre stalactites of cloth
Fan Tan Alley
The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown
Pet Sematary Filming Sites
The house and graveyard used in the horror movie "Pet Sematary"
Gongs of the Phibun Mangsahan Village
Thailand's country villages continue the tradition of gong-making, and invite visitors to watch the process.
Köw Ata Underground Lake
The city of Bakharden has a most unusual swimming spot that doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia
Cursed Memorial of Colonel Buck
Stone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with it
Roger Williams Root
The vaguely man-shaped root that ate the body of the founder of Rhode Island
"The Bug Pit" at Zindon Prison
Where Stoddart and Connolly suffered in the infamous Bug Pit
Tham Sakkarin Savannakuha
Abandoned limestone cave was once a sacred place of worship
Moynaq
Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 150km away from the shore
