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Barcelona, Spain

Columns of the Temple of Augustus

The 2,000-year-old Roman columns are hidden within Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.
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Barcelona, Spain

Caelum

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.
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Barcelona, Spain

Jardins de Ca n'Altimira

Bask in the 19th century grandeur of an eccentric Freemason millionaire's private gardens.
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Barcelona, Spain

Sagrada Família

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
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Comuna Budești, Romania

Cavnic Gravity Hill

A spooky spot along the road where things mysteriously seem to move uphill by themselves.
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Houston, Texas

1940 Air Terminal Museum

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.
Added by meghannconley
Alamogordo, New Mexico

White Sands National Park

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
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Sweetwater, Texas

National WASP WWII Museum

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.
Added by ricklopez82
Midland, Texas

The Petroleum Museum

The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.
Seth Teicher Added by Seth Teicher
Carlsbad, New Mexico

Carlsbad Caverns

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
El Paso, Texas

Casa de Azucar

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.
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Cape Charles, Virginia

Kiptopeke's Concrete Fleet

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.
Added by mattflowers
Los Angeles, California

Elliott Smith's Tribute Wall

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Giethoorn, Netherlands

Giethoorn

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.
Added by ectoman3
Tulare, California

Preston’s Pride

A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.
Added by CaliforniaBear
Bodfish, California

Remington Hot Springs

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.
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Yucca Valley, California

Bob's Crystal Cave

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Pioneertown, California

Pioneertown

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Added by frenchbot
Landers, California

The Dream Wanderer

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.
highdesertartadventure Added by highdesertartadventure
Landers, California

The Integratron

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.
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Landers, California

Giant Rock

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.
Added by fta2day
Twentynine Palms, California

Samuelson's Rocks

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.
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Palm Desert, California

Smiler's Point

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.
Added by christianisgroovy
Santa Clarita, California

Air Hollywood

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.
Dylan Added by Dylan