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Gold Post Boxes

Nailsworth, England

Gold Post Boxes

Two gold-painted post boxes to celebrate a local Olympic gold medallist.

Passing children through the holes is said to cure their ailments.

Hampton Fields, England

Longstone of Minchinhampton

Local lore says passing infants through its holes could magically cure them of measles and rickets.

One of the dolphins featured on the Market House.

Tetbury, England

Tetbury Dolphins

It's a mystery as to why this inland village chose the dolphin as its symbol.

Rodmarton Long Barrow

Cirencester, England

Rodmarton Long Barrow

A well-preserved Neolithic burial mound in the Cotswold hills

World's Tallest Yew Hedge

Cirencester, England

World's Tallest Yew Hedge

Trimmings from the record-setting tree line that surrounds Cirencester Park have been used to manufacture chemotherapy drugs.

Komodo Island

East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Komodo National Park

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

The otherworldly landscape of Padar Island.

East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Padar Island

Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.

Gunung Bromo

Tosari, Indonesia

Gunung Bromo

Of five volcanoes located in the massive Tengger caldera, this cone is the youngest and most active.

The stone temples tower over the surrounding landscape.

Kecamatan Prambanan, Indonesia

Prambanan

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

An Nurumi Mosque

Indonesia

An Nurumi Mosque

An Indonesian mosque styled after St. Basil's Cathedral.

Gardens by the Bay.

Singapore

Gardens by the Bay

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

Southernmost Point of Continental Asia

Singapore

Southernmost Point of Continental Asia

Across this single-file rope bridge is what has been claimed to be the edge of continental Asia.

Wat Arun.

Bangkok, Thailand

Wat Arun

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Yangshuo Moon Hill

Guilin, China

Yangshuo and Moon Hill

Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

Stairway to Heaven's Gate

Zhangjiajie, China

Tianmen Shan

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

The skywalk

Zhangjiajie, China

Tianmen Skywalk

For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.

Avatar Hallelujah Mountain

Zhangjiajie, China

Avatar Hallelujah Mountain

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

College St is the largest secondhand book market in the world

Kolkata, India

College Street

The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.

The Black Hole of Calcutta within Fort Wiliam

Kolkata, India

The Black Hole of Calcutta

The site of an atrocity that would be used to justify Britain’s conquest of India.

Koshi Barrage

Bhardaha, Nepal

Koshi Barrage

This structure, built more than 60 years ago to manage devastating seasonal floods, is known to attract a rare species of freshwater dolphin.

Mulkot Mirror Wall

Purano Jhangajholi, Nepal

Mulkot Mirror Wall

This twisty section of highway in the Himalayan foothills is lined with thousands of small mirrors.

Kailashnath Mahadev

Sanga, Nepal

Kailashnath Mahadev Statue

Nepal is home to the world’s tallest Shiva statue.

Bhaktapur Durbar Square

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Bhaktapur Durbar Square

The former stronghold of the Malla Dynasty has remained virtually unchanged since the 17th century.

Crowds gather for the Biskaa Jatra festival at Nyatapola Temple

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Nyatapola Temple

Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

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