Nazca, Peru
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Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.
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Nazca, Peru
Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.
Antwerp, Belgium
Most prolific publishing house in the 1600s open to the public.
Frederikshavn, Denmark
The largest collection of hair jewelry in Europe reminds you how creepy 19th-century love was.
Salzburg, Austria
Mozart's skull may be held in this collection, but definitive proof continues to elude scientists.
Imlil, Morocco
A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Beijing, China
A studio devoted to keeping hundreds of unique Chinese arts alive.
Tallinn, Estonia
An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.
Bang Muang Mai, Thailand
This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Weeki Wachee, Florida
Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Kandy, Sri Lanka
This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.
Kelimutu, Indonesia
Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.
Santo Amaro do Maranhão, Brazil
A faux desert landscape in the middle of the jungle that sprouts oases during the rainy season.
Condeixa-a-Velha, Portugal
One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.
Sarandë District, Albania
A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.
Pyongyang, North Korea
This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.
Jiuquan, China
A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.
Rokers Point Settlement, Bahamas
One of the most accessible undersea plane wrecks in the world.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Riomaggiore, Italy
A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.
Medvezhyegorsky District, Russia
An abandoned town of skeletal wooden homes.