Museum on earth sciences featuring a recreation of a famous curiosity cabinet.

A golden egg-shaped sauna in the Arctic tundra.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

A shrine built to combat the bad karma of a commercial venture.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

The premier place to experience the Victorian imagining of the steam-powered future.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

The most southerly spot on New Zealand's South Island is home to surreally shaped, permanently mangled trees.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

An eerily charming collection of salvaged buildings and curios grown out of a family scrap business.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.