Year: 2017

Sinchi Warmi Amazon Lodge

Discover Sinchi Warmi Amazon Lodge in Puerto Misahuallí, Ecuador: An exotic jungle hideaway run entirely by indigenous Kichwa women.

Brazil’s Land of Twins

The mystery of the extraordinary high twinning rate has led to wild theories such as Nazi genetic experiments.

Stratište Memorial Complex

Discover Stratište Memorial Complex in Jabuka, Serbia: An abandoned monument remembering the "Pančevo Holocaust" now stands as a shadow of its former self.

Mark Twain’s Cabin

Discover Mark Twain's Cabin in Sonora, California: Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

Fountain of Youth

Discover Fountain of Youth in Wexford, Pennsylvania: A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.

54 Columns of Atlanta

The strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

Italy’s Beautiful Giant Christmas Tree

Discover Mount Ingino Christmas Tree in Gubbio, Italy: The world's largest "Christmas tree" is illuminated by hundreds of lights stretching 2,000 feet up the slope of Mount Ingino.

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