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A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.

This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.

One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

This sawtooth mountain range still bears the strangely lovely marks of its history as a medieval quarry.

The legend says that this English rock formation was once a hunter who was turned to stone by annoyed witches.

This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.

The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.

This abandoned plantation was once witness to an eclipse that proved Einstein's theory of relativity.

This tunnel entrance is built to resemble a grand castle but no one is quite sure why.

Looking like nothing more than a cartoon deserted island, this tiny sandbar is home only to a single umbrella.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.

This giant Cold War satellite dish has become a symbol of Trinidad's need for sovereignty.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.