Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Largo do Boticário
Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.
Chamarel, Mauritius
This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.
Victoria, Malta
This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.
San Francisco, California
An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.
Trethevy, England
A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.
Hapcheon, South Korea
Over 80,000 carved wood blocks make up one of the world's oldest intact Buddhist canons.
Dargavs, Russia
This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.
Iceland
Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.
Hveragerði, Iceland
Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Iceland
This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.
Chonchi, Chile
A wooden dock art installation on Chiloé Island taps into the island's indigenous mythology.
Carhué, Argentina
Once swallowed by flood waters, this village has emerged as an eerie shadow of its former self.
Panguipulli, Chile
This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.
Panguipulli, Chile
This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.
Las Heras Department, Argentina
Mineral springs believed to hold therapeutic properties draw in visitors from all over.
Santiago, Chile
A beautiful deserted greenhouse in the middle of a park.
Algarrobo, Chile
A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.
Laguna Diamante, Argentina
A toxic lake near a volcanic caldera that is home to flamingos and other life.
Purnululu, Australia
These Australian rock formations look like Martian beehives that have grown up out of the landscape.
Ponce de Leon, Florida
A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.
Gnojnice, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This abandoned airplane hanger is said to have once been a top secret launch facility.
Chamonix, France
An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.