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View of Badbury Rings from above

Dorset, England

Badbury Rings

An Iron Age hill fort turned scenic nature park.

Beauty in the Zurich police lobby

Zurich, Switzerland

Giacometti Halle

Ornate lobby of a police station is decorated with colorful murals by Augusto Giacometti.

Cabins for overnight guests.

Tanygrisiau, Wales

Deep Sleep

For the deepest sleep of your life, head 1,375 feet underground in Wales.

The Lost Garden of Schloss Schonbrunn

Vienna, Austria

The Lost Garden of Schloss Schonbrunn

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

Cave and Basin National Historic Site in Banff National Park.

Banff, Alberta

Cave and Basin National Historic Site

The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.

Below the blast furnaces are some small buildings where miners, foremen and their families lived.

Big Bend National Park, Texas

Mariscal Mine

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

Carlsbad Caverns

Carlsbad, New Mexico

Carlsbad Caverns

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Visiting “Air Apparent” at sunrise or sunset is a remarkable experience.

Tempe, Arizona

James Turrell ASU Skyspace: ‘Air Apparent’

You’ll never see the sky the same way after visiting this art installation in Tempe.

Timberline Lodge

Government Camp, Oregon

Timberline Lodge

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Flavel House Museum

Astoria, Oregon

Flavel House Museum

You might recognize this historic Oregon mansion from its appearance in 'The Goonies.'

Shows from Game of Thrones to Outlander have also been filmed here.

Doune, Scotland

Doune Castle

The castle that provided the setting for much of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' is now a pilgrimage site for fans.

Sunken Cemetery

Catarman, Philippines

Sunken Cemetery

A cemetery and the town it served sinks beneath the sea during the volcanic birth of Mt. Vulcan.

Fort Proctor

St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Fort Proctor

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

Kekova Island Sunken Ruins

Kaleüçağız Köyü, Turkey

Kekova Island Sunken Ruins

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

Sant Romà de Sau

Vilanova de Sau, Spain

Sant Romà de Sau

A Romanesque tower appears when water levels drop.

Igreja Sagrado Coração de Jesus

Pernambuco, Brazil

Old Petrolandia Church

The haunting peak of an old church is all that remains of a drowned Brazilian city.

Steeple in the lake

Waldeck, Germany

The Steeple in the Edersee

A century-long search for a church that was never there.

Wat Saam Prasob during the dry season

Tambon Nong Lu, Thailand

Wat Saam Prasob, the Sunken Temple

During the rainy season, this temple is almost entirely submerged, accessible only by boat.

Fabbriche di Careggine emerging from the lake

Vagli Sopra, Italy

Lago di Vagli

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

Black Chasm Cavern.

Volcano, California

Black Chasm Cavern

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

Sculpture of a child in Jardim do Nêgo.

Nova Friburgo, Brazil

Jardim do Nêgo (Nêgo's Garden)

Moss-covered sculptures fill this small Brazilian gorge.

Jean Linard's Sculpture Garden

Neuvy-Deux-Clochers, France

Jean Linard's Sculpture Garden

A garden of massive sculptures sits in Jean Lindard's backyard.

Little Paradise Lodge.

Mount Creighton, New Zealand

Little Paradise Lodge

A lakeside garden in the Southern Alps full of whimsical artwork and thousands of beautiful flowers.

Rectory Nurseries.

Ashton-in-Makerfield, England

Rectory Nurseries

Quirky outsider art transforms this garden shop into a little stone fantasyland.

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