Nariño, Colombia
Las Lajas Sanctuary
A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.
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Nariño, Colombia
A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.
San Antonio del Tequendama, Colombia
This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.
Sesquilé, Colombia
Known as the site of 'El Dorado,' this mysterious lake is rumored to hold gold beneath its waters.
Bogotá, Colombia
Towering high above the neighborhood of La Candelaria, the church is easily recognizable by its distinctive red-and-white striped facade.
Hong Kong
Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.
Santa Marta, Colombia
The 17th-century hacienda where Simón Bolívar spent his last days before dying from tuberculosis.
Santa Marta, Colombia
An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Lille, France
This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.
Unzen-shi, Japan
Japan's hottest hot spring has a memorable name.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Bronx, New York
This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
São Miguel, Portugal
A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.
Vila Franca Do Campo, Portugal
A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.
São Miguel, Portugal
Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.
Montserrat
George Martin's Caribbean recording studio now rots within the shadow of an active volcano.
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Colonial architecture meets urban art in this sprawling open-air gallery.
Brooklyn, New York
Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."
Brooklyn, New York
Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.
Brooklyn, New York
Two community gardens under the elevated subway lines on a very busy commercial strip in Bushwick.
Carthage, Tunisia
This museum in the famously blue neighborhood of Sidi Bou Saïd showcases a traditional Tunisian lifestyle.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Palmanova, Italy
A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.