Qalhat, Oman
Bibi Maryam Mausoleum
This lonely tomb is all that remains of a once-bustling ancient trade hub visited by Marco Polo.
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Qalhat, Oman
This lonely tomb is all that remains of a once-bustling ancient trade hub visited by Marco Polo.
Rolea Baear, Cambodia
The abandoned airport is a strangely intact remnant of Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime.
Prasat Sambour, Cambodia
More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.
Krong Ban Lung, Cambodia
Arguing within this idyllic, circular volcanic lake is forbidden.
Shanklin, England
This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.
Ventnor, England
The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.
Beer, England
This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.
North Chideock, England
These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.
Lyme Regis, England
A midnight snack that lights up the night.
Charmouth, England
Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.
Blue Bell Hill, England
The Neolithic megalith was one of the first archaeological ruins protected by the British government.
Oranienburg, Germany
A crumbling bakery where forced laborers from the nearby concentration camp toiled to feed their fellow prisoners and Nazi soldiers.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Madrid, Spain
The lengthy skeleton of one of the tallest Spaniards of all time is on display in Madrid.
Madrid, Spain
An iconic photograph from the Spanish Civil War saved this shrapnel-scarred historic house from destruction.
Titulcia, Spain
Mysterious Spanish catacombs of unknown origins.
Ávila, Spain
These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.
Field, British Columbia
Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!
Lostwithiel, England
The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.
Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Navy’s preposterously detailed mini battleship took 77,000 hours to complete.
Roche, England
This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.
Twentynine Palms, California
The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.
gołdapski, Poland
The two abandoned overpasses are among the largest bridges in Poland.