Jiuquan, China
Crescent Lake
A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.
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Jiuquan, China
A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.
Shaoguan, China
Unique geological formations in China, featuring some suggestive shapes.
Xilin Gol, China
The largest dinosaurs in the world, kissing above the highway.
Seoul, South Korea
South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The world's most remote airport.
Nauru
"The country that ate itself."
Kure, Japan
"Excuse me sir, your submarine is blocking my building."
Cherrapunjee, India
Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.
Zhangjiajie, China
This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”
Bucharest, Romania
Check out engineering marvels of the past at this unintentionally retrofuturist museum.
Suffolk, England
A 550-square-meter micro-nation off the coast of Britain.
Tintagel, England
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.
Kure, Japan
Museum dedicated to the largest battleship ever built.
Kuril Islands, Russia
Thanks to this small string of islands World War II still hasn't officially ended between Russia and Japan.
Marshall Islands
The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.
Marshall Islands
An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.
Walarano, Vanuatu
Nestled in the jungles of Vanuatu are the remains of what was once a cannibal oven.
Nanwei, Micronesia
The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.
Antarctica
At the point of oceanic inaccessibility, you can't get farther from dry land without leaving the planet.
Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands
The watery grave of Captain Bligh's famous ship.
Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands
The cafe that acts as the social hub for the small volcanic island of HMS Bounty fame.