Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
Cave of the Mounds
This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.
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Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.
St. Louis, Missouri
An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.
Denizli, Turkey
Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Malaysia's floating mosque.
Temagami, Ontario
Stunning views over Ontario's old-growth pine forests.
Islas Marietas, Mexico
A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
New York, New York
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
Dripping Springs, Texas
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Silverton, Australia
This shrine to film's most iconic wasteland wanderer is located in the very outback where the movies were shot.
Jerome, Arizona
On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.
McMurdo Station, Antarctica
Southern Ocean waters and glacial forces transform the Antarctic ice into these stunning bridges and caves.
Balboa District, Panama
The rusting hulk of a hand-powered, nearly 160-year-old submarine abandoned in 1869 due to the ravages of decompression sickness.
Zadar, Croatia
A musical instrument played by the sea.
Namibia
The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.
Osogbo, Nigeria
The last remaining site of Yoruba worship of the fertility goddess.
Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.
Nouadhibou, Mauritania
The world's largest ship graveyard is the product of decades of corruption.
Qirmizi Qasaba, Azerbaijan
What might be the largest completely Jewish town in the world outside of Israel now faces dwindling numbers and empty streets.
Mysore, India
Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.
Russia
A man-made island fort that has housed soldiers, scientists, and ravers.
Eaglehawk Neck, Australia
This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.
Lübben, Germany
Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.