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The tallest unclimbed mountain in the world remains poorly charted out of respect for local spirits.

Strange, gentle beasts resembling goat-cow hybrids roam within this patch of forest.

This giant Buddha statue has 125,000 smaller Buddhas hidden inside it.

The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.

Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.

This dazzlingly turquoise mountain lake was created in the wake of a natural disaster.

These ancient pecked images are among the oldest and best-preserved in Mongolia.

Thousands of artifacts tell Mongolia's military history, from the Bronze Age to the present.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

A spectacular hidden beach in Ireland has the dark, disturbing nickname of "Murder Hole Beach."

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

This underground transport hub doubles as an art gallery.

Like something out of a bad acid trip, this Ukraine hallway has been covered in hallucinatory phantasmagoria.

This hill is known for its connection to the occult in Slavic tradition.

The haunting complex honors the millions of Ukrainians who died in the forced famine under Soviet rule.