Sukawati, Indonesia
Goa Gajah
The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."
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Sukawati, Indonesia
The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."
Denpasar, Indonesia
A haunting theme park is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.
Ubud, Indonesia
Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.
Kediri, Indonesia
Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.
Mosta, Malta
This garage is frozen in the late 1990s, full of rare and untouched cars and motorcycles.
Valletta, Malta
This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.
Mosta, Malta
This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."
Paola, Malta
This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.
Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Valletta, Malta
The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.
Varna, Bulgaria
The Grand Mall in Varna hosts one of the biggest collections of Soviet-era paraphernalia in Bulgaria.
Athens, Greece
View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.
Athens, Greece
Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.
Athens, Greece
This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.
Bucharest, Romania
This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.
Lochiel, Australia
This salt lake in South Australia features seasonal color changes and its very own loch monster.
Arlandastad, Sweden
Sculpture of a bus made from wrecked passenger cars.
Rugby, North Dakota
A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.
Da Nang, Vietnam
This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.
Hanoi, Vietnam
A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.
Hanoi, Vietnam
The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
Göttingen, Germany
A comedic homage to a beloved German actor.