Sukawati, Indonesia
Goa Gajah
The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."
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Sukawati, Indonesia
The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."
Abang, Indonesia
Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.
East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.
Baturiti, Indonesia
This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.
West Sumatra, Indonesia
This Sumatran root bridge took almost 30 years to knit itself together.
Kuta Selatan, Indonesia
This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.
Abang, Indonesia
Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.
Magelang, Indonesia
Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.
Dargavs, Russia
This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.
Moscow, Russia
Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.
Medvezhyegorsky District, Russia
Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.
Moscow, Russia
Immortal combat in a Moscow museum.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.
Moscow, Russia
Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.
Priozerskiy rayon, Russia
A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.
Shchyolkovo, Russia
Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities.
Yekaterinburg, Russia
It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.
Sudogda, Russia
Abandoned castle was once a grand example of Russian privilege, built exclusively to win a frivolous bet between noblemen.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.
Olkhonsky District, Russia
Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.
Moscow, Russia
Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.
Khangalassky District, Russia
A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.
Moscow, Russia
The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.