Almost half-way between the Equator and North Pole.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

Nailing a coin to this holy stump is just another way to ask the gods for relief from dental pain.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

Bangkok celebrated its shifting monarchy with a militaristic homage to democracy.

Vintage furniture and art share space with all manner of collectibles at this quirky shop in Bangkok.

The underground hideout of a Japanese soldier for whom World War II ended in 1972.

A museum devoted to the victims and the survivors of the most catastrophic fire in American history.

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A program of Communist glamour in post-Stalin Poland is preserved in this colorful museum.

The former Nazi concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.