Werfen, Austria
Eisriesenwelt
The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.
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Werfen, Austria
The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.
Paris, France
Dedicated to the art of hunting, with juxtapositions of contemporary art.
San Pablo Villa de Mitla, Mexico
This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.
Peru
Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.
Uribante, Venezuela
A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.
Tambon Saen Suk, Thailand
Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.
Haría, Spain
Partially collapsed lava tube and cave system complete with concert hall, underground pond, and unique albino crabs.
Paris, France
A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.
Saty, Kazakhstan
Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.
Baku, Azerbaijan
A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.
Paris, France
One of the oldest masonic museums in Paris.
Luang Prabang, Laos
Abandoned limestone cave was once a sacred place of worship.
Gokdepe, Turkmenistan
This cavernous swimming spot doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Havre-Aubert, Québec
A tiny, picturesque island, where cows and wild horses wander around the houses.
Niterói, Brazil
An art museum with an eclectic design and a scandalous past.
Rushon, Tajikistan
The largest dam in the world and the site of a potential disaster.
At-Bashi District, Kyrgyzstan
Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.
Cefalù, Italy
Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."
Chios, Greece
Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.
Verul, India
This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.