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Tà Má Stream

Vietnam

Tà Má Stream

Deep within the rugged mountains of Vinh Thanh, this crystal-clear stream meanders through a primeval forest of ancient wild ixora trees protected for generations by the local Ba Na community.

Statue of Lord Laddu Gopal

Agra, India

Statue of Lord Laddu Gopal

Built as part of the 'Waste to Wonder' campaign, the 26-foot statue is made of more than two tonnes of iron and steel.

The tomb

Dorgali, Italy

Tomba Dei Gigante S’Ena e Thimes

It is an ancient giant’s grave!

Bunski Kanal

Malo Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bunski Kanal

Bunski Kanal is a hidden natural wonder where the emerald Buna River dramatically merges with the mighty Neretva through a narrow limestone channel.

Kilt Rock

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

Hobbiton

Matamata, New Zealand

Hobbiton

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

Sobrino de Botin

Madrid, Spain

Sobrino de Botin

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

The Vine Bridges of Iya Valley

Miyoshi, Japan

The Vine Bridges of Iya Valley

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

House of the Gladiators

Episkopi, Cyprus

House of the Gladiators

A 3rd-century Roman villa in Kourion with one of the only mosaics in Cyprus to depict gladiators fighting by name.

The full sweep of the wall, with the star panel at its centre.

Baku, Azerbaijan

The Press Mosaic

The façade of Soviet Azerbaijan's state printing house is shaped like an open book, inlaid with writing systems from Egyptian hieroglyphs to a Mayan calendar.

Con Chim Islet

Tuy Phuoc Dong, Vietnam

Con Chim Islet

Hidden within a massive coastal lagoon, this secret mangrove forest serves as a vital sanctuary for rare and elusive water bird species.

The People’s Treasure

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

The People’s Treasure

Cool Soviet-era public sculpture outside the Kyrgyz National Academy of Sciences on Chuy Ave.

6 1/2 Avenue street sign.

New York, New York

6 1/2 Avenue: Manhattan’s Secret Street

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

Abandoned Bugatti Factory

Campogalliano, Italy

Abandoned Bugatti Factory

Once built to revive one of the world's most legendary car brands, this futuristic factory in Italy now stands abandoned as a striking monument to Bugatti's short-lived 1990s comeback.

Huu Nha Basalt Column Waterfall

Vinh Son, Vietnam

Huu Nha Basalt Column Waterfall

Hidden within the mountains of Vinh Son, this geological marvel features a roaring waterfall cascading over a massive, million-year-old basalt cliff shaped like a giant upside-down stone honeycomb.

the cabins

Gubbio, Italy

Colle Eletto Cableway

Old-style open-air cages bringing you from Gubbio’s city center to the San'Ubaldo Basilica.

The funicular as it operates in Montmartre today.

Paris, France

Montmartre Funicular

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

Hole N" the Rock

Moab, Utah

Hole N" the Rock

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

Views from the Crag Crest Trail

Cedaredge, Colorado

The Grand Mesa

The world's largest flat-topped mountain.

Old Sagiada

Greece

Old Sagiada

Abandoned and overgrown town with views of the Mediterranean Sea.

View of the baths and surrounding mountains

Slovenia

Roman Baths of Slovenia (Rimski Terma)

These high mineral baths were used by Roman soldiers, royals, and the military before opening to the public in 2005.

The church

Las Condes, Chile

Benedictine Monastery Holy Trinity of Las Condes

1960s modernist architecture in the form of a church and monastery at the foothills of the Andes.

Main Post Office, Skopje, 1974

Skopje, North Macedonia

Post Office and Telecommunications Center

A Brutalist architectural gem hidden among Skopje’s neoclassical buildings.

Clown Motel

Tonopah, Nevada

Clown Motel

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

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