Trunyan, Indonesia
Trunyan
One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.
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Trunyan, Indonesia
One native village in Bali lays their dead at the foot of a holy tree whose natural fragrance seems to hide the stench as the bodies decompose.
Kelimutu, Indonesia
Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.
Whitsundays, Australia
A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.
Sydney, Australia
A self-funded cemetery with a long list of inhabitants.
Katoomba, Australia
This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
Wentworth Point, Australia
Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.
London, England
A collection dedicated to the treatment of disease, held in London's oldest hospital.
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.
Glasgow, Scotland
"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Drymen, Scotland
This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Allerton Mauleverer, England
This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.
Marton-in-Cleveland, England
Sidney Scurvy, the interactive computer sailor, takes you on a journey to discover the everyday lives of Cook and his men.
York, England
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.
Bangkok, Thailand
The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.
Thaton District, Myanmar
A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.
Fethiye, Turkey
These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.
Kaleüçağız Köyü, Turkey
A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.
Masyaf, Syria
The Syrian headquarters of alleged hashish-smoking assassins.
Safita, Syria
Ruins of the Crusaders' headquarters.
Palmyra, Syria
Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.
Samarra, Iraq
9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.