Ayano-Maysky District, Russia
Kondyor Massif
Five mile wide circular ring of rock in the Russian Far East is a curious geological oddity.
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Ayano-Maysky District, Russia
Five mile wide circular ring of rock in the Russian Far East is a curious geological oddity.
Yagodninsky District, Russia
Siberian ghost town built by gulag prisoners.
Khangalassky District, Russia
A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.
Turukhansky District, Russia
Stalin's prisoner-built rail line sits in ruin, never having a single car ride its tracks.
Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Russia
Unused mast taller than every structure in the EU.
Carhué, Argentina
Once swallowed by flood waters, this village has emerged as an eerie shadow of its former self.
Aktash, Russia
Thermal springs at the bottom of this lake create beautiful blue circles of clay.
Hatgal, Mongolia
Traces of the thriving lake trade that once linked the Soviet Union with Mongolia.
Udabno, Georgia
Rock-hewn monastery complex with hundreds of cave structures tucked away into the mountainside.
Rotsund, Norway
The gnarled remains of an exploded German bunker from World War II sit along a breathtaking fjord.
Odda, Norway
Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."
Øygarden kommune, Norway
Ruins of two abandoned stations destroyed by the power they sought to harness.
Oslo, Norway
This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.
Movatn, Norway
The remains of a German plane still sit in the Norwegian wood where it crashed in 1942.
Georgia
Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.
Georgia
A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.
Tbilisi, Georgia
This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.
Tbilisi, Georgia
With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.
Riegersburg, Austria
A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.
Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
An unmistakable facial pareidolia in the Julian Alps also includes a fantastic tale.
Malborghetto Valbruna, Italy
The hilltop ruins of a border fortification in the Italian Alps that was much fought over.
Cave del Predil, Italy
With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.
Tramonti di sotto, Italy
This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.
Dolomites, Italy
A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.