Are you bored with the over-crowded top tourist attractions? This book showcases more than200 wildest and weirdest places in the world that offers breathtaking, exhilarating and blood-curdling destinations and ideas as inspiration for you to create your own once-in-a-lifetime journeys. Time to update your bucket list and get ready to escape the cozy city life!

The West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta

This has become one of the most anticipated Festivals in Oregon since 2004. Competitors in Halloween costumes gather and jump into the giant pumpkins paddling across the lake in a series of wacky races. The adjoining events include a variety of pumpkin-themed activities such as giant pumpkin weigh-off, pie-eating contests, pumpkin carving, pumpkin bowling and pumpkin golf. It is an ultimate feat for pumpkin lovers!

Hidden Caves in the New Mexico’s Desert

American artist Ra Paulette has been hand-carving the sandstone caves since 1990. Unlike the ordinarily dark and dingy cave dwelling, the underground fantasy world created by Ra Paulette is composed of cathedral-like art caves bathed in natural skylight. The walls are decorated with three-dimensional forms of floral patterns, waves, spirals or shells, displaying meticulous craftsmanship with striking architectural beauty.

The Last Handwoven Incan Bridge in Peru

The Incan suspension bridges were made of ichu grass and once common in the Incan transportation network. The Q’eswachaka Rope Bridge is the only remaining one suspended above the Apurimac River. It is renewed every year by the Quechua-speaking peasant communities with the traditional skills and materials. The communal traditions and techniques in rebuilding the Rope Bridge were recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013. Do you want to take a stroll on it?

The Lost City under the Fuxian Lake

Fuxian Lake is ranked the third largest and deepest freshwater lake in China, covering 212 square kilometers and reaching 155 meters deep at its greatest depth. The Lake is well-known for its crystal-clear waters and its exhilarating natural surroundings. Besides the beauty of its scenery, the lake has been shrouded by a veil of secrecy and mystery since the discovery of an ancient city beneath the water in 2001. Although underwater expedition has been carried out, the age of the city and the absence of its historical record are still mysteries until now.

A Cemetery Walk with Headless Horsemen

Have you ever read “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”? Do you know the story of the Headless Horsemen who rides on his horse and looks for his lost head in the valley every night? Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in New York is the final resting place of Washington Irving, the author of the above-mentioned famous fiction. Established in 1849, the Cemetery occupies an area of 90 acres and contains more than 45,000 interments, including a number of notable figures in American history. If you want to have a cemetery tour, please remember to pay respect to those who rest there.

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