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A small church ornamented with medieval erotic sculptures.

Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.

The largest ongoing mosaic project in Europe.

It’s one of the hottest places in the world, but this canyon looks like it’s covered in snow.

An uninhabited village that preserves and documents rural architecture and an endangered way of life.

Admire endangered plants in a verdant garden that looks straight out of a Monet painting.

A garden in the middle of the most inhospitable continent.

Pristine natural wonders and unique cultural diversity, way off the beaten path.

This village in the northeast of France is packed with book shops.

This historic bathhouse that likely dates back to the 1300s.

Once a thriving Greek port, now a windswept ruin lost to time.

A surreal abandoned mining site near West Africa’s tallest mountain.

The final resting place for an internet icon.

Twenty-four works by the last great Mexican muralist tell the story of Tlaxcala.

A secluded, little-known temple hidden amid the dense jungle.

One of the oldest universities in the world exhibits thousands of specimens from its 700-year-old collection.

A remote Arctic mountain range is home to "granite cities" found almost nowhere else.

A fairytale-like medieval church perched atop a rocky cliff on Italy's "Coast of the Gods."

This brightly-colored chapel is a contemporary jewel standing in the middle of a La Morra vineyard.

The second-highest village in Lazio has attracted artists for 400 years and is now a spectacular open-air art gallery.

The Bourbon royal family had this unique octagonal hunting "cottage" built on a tiny islet in Lake Fusaro.

A medieval Italian village is fighting depopulation with this vibrant annual street art festival.

This small Milan street is filled with colorful homes and a rich history.

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.