Kazan, Russia
Qolşärif Mosque
Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.
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Kazan, Russia
Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.
Orem, Utah
An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.
Temoaya, Mexico
This ceremonial Mexican square looks as though it belongs in a science fiction movie.
Tokyo, Japan
Every color in the rainbow awaits.
Brooklyn, New York
This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Liège, Belgium
A once-magnificent collegiate church is falling into ruin.
South Andaman, India
An abandoned settlement originally established by British colonialists in the Andaman archipelago.
Kumejima-chō, Japan
Unusual hexagonal rocks formed by cooling lava named for their resemblance to traditional Japanese tatami mats.
Stockholm, Sweden
The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.
Winthrop, Washington
Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.
Sögel, Germany
There are two dozen tanks just sitting in an open field in Lower Saxony.
Arkutino, Bulgaria
An unfinished complex built for children from around the world sits abandoned on the Black Sea coastline.
Harmony, Minnesota
This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.
Cavite City, Philippines
The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.
Antonito, Colorado
The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.
Verzy, France
Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.
La Paz, Bolivia
Museum dedicated to the sacred leaf of the Andes.
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.
São Domingos do Capim, Brazil
Once a year, ambitious surfers can ride the world's largest river.
Lima, Peru
Lima’s Museum of Anthropology is lined with thousands of elongated human craniums.
Hřensko, Czechia
Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
Gagra, Georgia
The second-deepest known cave on Earth, hidden in an extremely remote mountain region.
Chile
A fantastical group of cliffside stairways, bridges, and twisting paths carved out of stone provide a surreal coastal hike.