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Los Angeles, California

Galco's Soda Pop Stop

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.
Chicago, Illinois

Alinea Restaurant

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.
Toronto, Ontario

Lower Bay Station

Lost subway station nestled beneath Toronto's busy commuter line.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Stari Most

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Rye, Colorado

Bishop Castle

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.
Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, France

Société des Caves de Roquefort

The world's most famous cheese caves.
Ingram, Texas

Stonehenge II

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.
Prague, Czechia

Strahov Monastery

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
Peebles, Ohio

The Great Serpent Mound

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Tây Ninh, Vietnam

Cao Dai Holy See

The lavish temple of the Cao Dai religion that includes Buddha, Mohammed, Joan of Arc, and Victor Hugo.
Beatenberg, Switzerland

St. Beatus Cave

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.
Rome, Italy

Quartiere Coppedè

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
East Sussex, England

Beachy Head

England's most notorious suicide spot.
Sanlúcar la Mayor, Spain

Solar Power Tower

Spain's stunning solar energy plant.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts

Glacial Potholes

Over fifty whirling pools left by the glacial age.
Montenegro

Ostrog Monastery

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.
Cornwall, England

Minack Theatre

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Toronto, Ontario

R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant

This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.
Moscow, Russia

Lubyanka

Former headquarters of the KGB.
Oudenbosch, Netherlands

Basiliek Oudenbosch

Scale model of St. Peter's Cathedral (Rome) in the middle of a small Dutch town.
Gwynedd, Wales

Portmeirion Village

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Hampi, India

Hampi

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.
Siem Reap, Cambodia

Ta Prohm

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.
Portland, Oregon

Cathedral Park

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.