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kłodzki, Poland

Błędne Skały

Naturally formed rock city in Poland.
serflac Added by serflac
Ross, North Dakota

Oldest Mosque in the U.S.

The oldest still-existing mosque in the United States sits in a remote prairie in North Dakota.
ericjkillelea Added by ericjkillelea
San Pablo City, Philippines

Waterfalls Restaurant

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Forks, Washington

One Square Inch of Silence

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka

Sigiriya

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.
Napier, New Zealand

Opossum World

This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.
boogerlab Added by boogerlab
Cloquet, Minnesota

Frank Lloyd Wright Gas Station

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.
Added by lcbudd14
Lalibela, Ethiopia

Ben Abeba

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.
ewayte Added by ewayte
Las Vegas, Nevada

'Akhob'

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.
Added by TheStephanieCass
Imatra, Finland

Imatrankoski

These Finnish rapids have been attracting tourists for over a hundred years and are now released with the push of a button.
xoox Added by xoox
Acre, Israel

Rosh HaNikra Grottoes

The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.
inspire Added by inspire
Sangtoli, India

Kalavantin Durg

A centuries-old lookout post still sits atop a natural stone spire.
Luke Cata Added by Luke Cata
San Francisco, California

Three Gems

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.
Flagstaff, Arizona

Roden Crater

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.
Added by zackofalltrades
El Calafate, Argentina

Glaciarium

This glacier interpretation center houses the world’s only bar made completely from glacial ice.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Hallstatt, Austria

Salzwelten: The Hallstatt Salt Mine

The world's oldest known salt mine.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Obertraun, Austria

5 Fingers Observation Deck

A breathtaking viewing platform over the Alps.
CorinaIoana Added by CorinaIoana
Hallstatt, Austria

Hallstatt Charnel House

An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.
Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku, New Zealand

World's Loneliest Tree

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.
Ellen Rykers Added by Ellen Rykers
Xuzhou, China

Western Han Dynasty Terracotta Warriors Museum

These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.
Added by ssmccall
Cvikov, Czechia

Pekelné Doly (Mines of Hell)

The largest manmade caves in Europe now function as a motorbike club's headquarters.
Sebastian Wortys Added by Sebastian Wortys
Queens, New York

TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Brazil

Viaduct Petrobras

An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Midway, Utah

Homestead Crater

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.
Added by gailberg