Yagodninsky District, Russia
Kadykchan
Siberian ghost town built by gulag prisoners.
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Yagodninsky District, Russia
Siberian ghost town built by gulag prisoners.
Oymyakonsky District, Russia
The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.
Ayano-Maysky District, Russia
Five mile wide circular ring of rock in the Russian Far East is a curious geological oddity.
Iceland
This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.
Lemgo, Germany
An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Québec
This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.
Boden N, Sweden
A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.
Beppu, Japan
Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.
Denizli Merkez, Turkey
A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.
Antarctica
An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.
Argelaguer, Spain
Wonderland replication in progress by one persistent man.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Raufarhöfn, Iceland
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
Viterbo, Italy
This immaculate and historic water garden culminates in a massive stone dining table with an inset fountain for chilling the wine of the Cardinal's guests.
Caraș-Severin, Romania
Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.
Margalef, Spain
An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.
Kunming, China
270 million year-old forest of stone.
Yakutsk, Russia
The coldest city in the world.
Khangalassky District, Russia
A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.
Irkutsk, Russia
Intricate wood carvings on an island in Siberia.
Olkhonsky District, Russia
Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.
Evenkiysky District, Russia
Site of the largest impact event to occur over land in Earth's recorded history.
Mirny, Russia
The world's second-largest excavated hole.