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Bears' Cave

Chișcău, Romania

Bears' Cave

This bone-filled cave got its name after they found 140 bear skeletons inside.

Bigar Waterfall

Caraș-Severin, Romania

Bigar Waterfall

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

Por-Bajin

Russia

Por-Bajin

The Uyghur settlement in the middle of a lake continues to raise questions.

This section of Siberia was struck by falling meteor pieces on July 30, 1908

Evenkiysky District, Russia

Tunguska Event Epicenter

Site of the largest impact event to occur over land in Earth's recorded history.

At Star City's Hydro Lab, an entire mock spacecraft is submerged in a tank filled with water, the density of which helps to recreate the feeling of weightlessness for cosmonauts.

Shchyolkovo, Russia

Star City

Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities.

Looking down the hall to the bunker

Moscow, Russia

Bunker-42

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

Tomb of the Eagles
Permanently Closed

Liddel, Scotland

Tomb of the Eagles

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

Lionhead carved on a pendant in the Rosslyn Chapel

Roslin, Scotland

Rosslyn Chapel

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

221b, Baker Street

London, England

221b Baker Street

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

Bok Tower Gardens

Lake Wales, Florida

Bok Tower Gardens

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

Getting out of the Devil's pool. The other exit is to climb up the rocks to the viewer's left.

Victoria Falls, Zambia

Devil's Swimming Pool

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.

Kochia Hill

Hitachinaka, Japan

Kochia Hill

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

Wagner Free Institute

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wagner Free Institute

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

Grjótagjá
Permanently Closed

Iceland

Grjótagjá

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

Varlaam Monastery, Meteora

Kalabaka, Greece

Meteora

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.

The Atlantic Ocean Road on the west coast of Norway.

Averøy, Norway

Atlantic Road

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

Chand Baori

Abhaneri, India

Chand Baori

Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.

Giant's Causeway

Bushmills, Northern Ireland

Giant’s Causeway

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

Sorcerer's cottage

Hólmavík, Iceland

The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

Horsetail Falls.

Yosemite National Park, California

Horsetail Fall's Firefall

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse

New York, New York

The 'Ghostbusters' Firehouse

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

Jack the Ripper's "From Hell" Letter
Permanently Closed

London, England

Black Museum

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

Obscura Antiques and Oddities
Permanently Closed

New York, New York

Obscura Antiques and Oddities

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

Machu Picchu.

Aguas Calientes, Peru

Machu Picchu: The Lost City of The Inca

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

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