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These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

A glowing underwater cliff attracts marine life and divers in equal measure.

Once the path of a railway tunnel, now home to thousands of glowing insects.

Bioluminescence in the reefs of the Maldives causes the sea to glow like a starry night sky.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

This fantastical house shaped like a seashell brings aquatic design to architecture.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.

Storage units with a wartime past.

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.