Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
Fort Delgrès Memorial
A stone circle on the slopes of a Caribbean volcano commemorates the leader of an anti-slavery uprising.
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Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
A stone circle on the slopes of a Caribbean volcano commemorates the leader of an anti-slavery uprising.
San Jacinto, Nicaragua
Volcanic activity causes small pools of super-heated mud to boil furiously.
Copenhagen, Denmark
This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.
New York, New York
A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.
Lanzo D'intelvi, Italy
The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.
Blackpool, England
A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.
Hachita, New Mexico
This abandoned church dominates the landscape of a former mining boomtown.
Qatar
The shallow, salty inlet was a safe haven for 19th-century pirates.
McMinnville, Oregon
The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.
Vlissingen, Netherlands
A set of 27 bamboo tubes creates an eerie soundscape that changes with the wind.
Dufur, Oregon
The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.
Agoura Hills, California
The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.
East Tigray, Ethiopia
Reaching the "Church in the Sky" requires scaling the cliff face of a sandstone pinnacle with a 650-foot drop.
Port Townsend, Washington
An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.
Hrabušice, Slovakia
Climb around the high waterfalls on series of iron ladders and bridges within the wildest gorge in the Slovak Paradise.
Lido, Italy
Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.
Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Letanovce, Slovakia
The ruins of a 13th-century monastery that long served as a place of refuge from wars and raids.
Mexico City, Mexico
Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.
Luxor, Egypt
These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.
Iceland
A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.
Brașov, Romania
A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.
Valenciennes, France
This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.