Guoliang, China
Guoliang Tunnel
A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.
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Guoliang, China
A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.
Raymond Island, Australia
Australian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca Scintillans.
Huehuetlán, Mexico
The largest cave shaft in the world is home to thousands of birds and popular with BASE jumpers.
Marshall Islands
An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.
Mirny, Russia
The world's second-largest excavated hole.
La Paz, Bolivia
A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.
Ardales, Spain
Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.
Andros I, Bahamas
Inhospitable caverns just beneath this island paradise offer insights into alien worlds.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.
Casma District, Peru
A remarkable geological formation resembling a forest made of stone.
Singapore
The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.
Antarctica
An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.
Verul, India
This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.
Chios, Greece
Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.
Haiti
This iconic fortress was once the crown jewel of Haiti's national defense.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.
Jamshoro District, Pakistan
The Great Wall of Sindh, Pakistan's mighty fort.
Toronto, Ontario
A well-preserved network of cavernous tunnels have spent silent centuries removing Toronto's waste.
Gaddani, Pakistan
The third largest ship breaking yard in the world has created an eerie shipping graveyard in southern Pakistan.
Yakawlang, Afghanistan
Splashes of blue in an otherwise monotonous lunar landscape.
Bamyan, Afghanistan
Once an impressive link to Afghanistan’s Buddhist past, now a sad reminder of intolerance towards other cultures.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.