Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil
Vale da Lua
After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.
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Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil
After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.
Iceland
Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.
Eaglehawk Neck, Australia
This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
Pietrapertosa, Italy
The steel cable lets adventurers zoom between two mountain towns at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.
Colobraro, Italy
Just saying the name of this town out loud is said to bring bad luck.
Garenin, Scotland
Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Yazd, Iran
The fire inside this temple has burned for more than 1,500 years.
Tokyo, Japan
The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.
Ivankivs'kyi district, Ukraine
This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.
Faro, Portugal
This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.
Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
Agoura Hills, California
The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.
Richfield, Utah
One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
Baker, Nevada
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
Siavonga, Zambia
The petrified remains of 150-million-year-old trees can be seen in and among the houses of the local villagers.
Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
Built entirely of interlocking pieces, construction of this Chinese Muslim house of worship required zero nails.
Hòa Vang, Vietnam
This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.
Jaisalmer, India
The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.
Shiraz, Iran
Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.
Shiraz, Iran
A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.
Iceland
This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.
Midland, South Dakota
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.