Sesquilé, Colombia
Lake of Guatavita
Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.
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Sesquilé, Colombia
Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.
San Antonio del Tequendama, Colombia
This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.
Vista Hermosa, Colombia
An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."
Puerto Misahuallí, Ecuador
An exotic jungle hideaway run entirely by indigenous Kichwa women.
Inzá, Colombia
This collection of ancient, mountaintop, underground tombs was once hidden by decades of bloodshed.
Cali, Colombia
Not just another old printing press; it's a place of cultural resistance and a history of the city.
Dublin, Ireland
A two-storey cabinet of wonders filled with the bizarre, the macabre, and the downright uncanny.
Imphal, India
Established in the 16th century, this "mother's market" is run entirely by women.
India
Worlds' largest inhabited river island.
Paro, Bhutan
The ruins of an abandoned 17th-century fort that was almost completely destroyed by a fire.
São Miguel, Portugal
Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.
Sal, Cabo Verde
An incredibly salty lake inside the crater of an extinct volcano.
Onekotan Island, Russia
A remote and picturesque volcano nestled inside another volcano.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A snapshot of Scottish folklore and magical heritage.
Colobraro, Italy
Just saying the name of this town out loud is said to bring bad luck.
Thimphu, Bhutan
The nation’s first institution dedicated to the conservation of Bhutanese textiles.
Bhutan
One of Bhutan's oldest temples was purportedly built to stop a giant female ogre from preventing the spread of Buddhism across Tibet.
Paro, Bhutan
The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.
Siyazan, Azerbaijan
Swirling layers of white and red rock earned these mountains their festive nickname.
Salzburg, Austria
Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.
Salzburg, Austria
Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.
Salzburg, Austria
The amazing wonder cabinets of a very rich Austrian archbishop.
Salzburg, Austria
Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.
Gmunden, Austria
These are probably the most beautifully crafted toilets you've ever seen.