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Booming Dunes of Badain Jaran Desert in Mandalgovi, Mongolia
Badain Jaran Desert is home to the tallest stationary dunes on Earth.Reaching over 1,600 feet tall, they are roughly the same size as the world's tallest buildings. This area also shares a mysterious...
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Midsummer Chronophage in Edinburgh , Scotland
‘It was Einstein who said Time was relative. When asked for an example, he paused and then said, “If you think about it, an hour spent on a park bench with a pretty girl passes in a moment, but a...
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Hell, Grand Cayman in Cayman Islands
Hell can be very hot, especially in the summer. Most people picture flames engulfing most of the underworld, when in fact, Hell is mostly covered in black limestone, tourists, and excessive...
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Karuizawa Picture Book Forest Museum in Karuizawa, Japan
Nestled snugly in Japan's fairytale Forest of Muse is the Karuizawa Ehon-no Mori Bijutsukan (The Karuizawa Picture Book Forest Museum).Inspired by the verdant landscape of the Forest of Muse, a...
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Electric Ladyland - The Museum of Fluorescent Art in Amsterdam, Holland
Not far from Amsterdam's famous Anne Frank House is a small museum devoted to far more psychedelic matters. Owned and operated by pony-tailed artist Nick Padalino, Electric Ladyland can be found...
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The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium in Portland, Oregon
The sentiment of the oft-repeated slogan, "Keep Portland Weird" is exemplified in the eclectic shop / museum known as the Freakybuttrue Peculiarium.According to the Peculiarium's website, the shop and...
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Devil's Gate in South Pasadena, California
Since ancient times, inhabitants of the area around the Devil’s Gate Gorge in the Arroyo Seco have believed it to be a whirlwind of spirit activity and sinister undertakings.The original Tongva...
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Bichacue Yath Arte & Naturaleza in Cali, Colombia
When you feel like returning to your fairytale roots, enter this magical moss-covered world full of goblins, elves, fairies, and other mythical creatures hiding in the hills, quite...
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The Black Mailbox in Alamo, Nevada
On a deserted stretch of road between Alamo and Rachel, Nevada known as "The Extraterrestrial Highway," there is a lone mailbox with the names of two recipients; the unalarming "Steve Medlin," and then...
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Macassar Beach Pavilion in Cape Town, South Africa
Water slides are cracked open and filled with sand, and the once-bright paint has faded into pastel hues against the dunes. The Macassar Beach Pavilion in Cape Town has been abandoned to let nature...
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Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Morristown, New Jersey
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital opened on August 17th 1876 in Morristown New Jersey.Originally named the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum, the building opened in part due to the work of Dorothea...
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Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Museum in New Castle, Indiana
Few could argue Indiana's claim to being "Basketball Capital of the World", and the museum of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame is the shrine that celebrates its roundball heritage. As you walk into...
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El Hierro in Frontera, Spain
Blown into existence around 1.2 million years ago by three major volcanic eruptions, El Hierro is the smallest and youngest of the Canary Island chain off the coast of Africa. Sporting over 500...
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The Booth Museum of Natural History in Brighton, United Kingdom
The Victorian naturalist and eccentric Edward Thomas Booth founded this museum in 1874 as a home for his extensive collection of stuffed birds. It has since expanded into a notable repository of...
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Snagov Monastery in Romania
On a tiny island in a lake just outside of Bucharest stands Snagov Monastery which local tradition states is the burial place of Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula.Originally...
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Junction Valley Railroad in Bridgeport, Michigan
As family-friendly roadside attractions go, you can't get much more wholesome than the scaled-down trains at the Junction Valley Railroad.Built and operated by the Stenger family who owns and lives on...
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Lahaina Banyan Tree in Lahaina, Hawaii
Planted in 1873 as a memorial to the first American Protestant mission to the area, this massive tree sprawls itself .66 acres along Front Street.The size of an entire city block, the Indian Banyan...
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North Atlantic Garbage Patch in Atlantic Ocean
As four major currents in the North Atlantic Ocean between Virginia and Cuba push rubbish through the sea it gets absorbed into a giant marine trash island we now call the North Atlantic Garbage...
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The Relic Crypt of St. Helena at Église Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles in Paris, France
Empress St. Helena was directly responsible for the spread of Christianity though the Roman Empire and was the first person to bring Christian relics back to Rome, so how did a major portion of her...
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Old St. Patrick's Cemetery in Grass Valley, California
When St. Patrick's Cemetery closed its gates to incoming customers in 1906, it had served as the final resting place for Grass Valley's Irish Catholic community for 55 years.On the corner of Church and...
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