Masuleh, Iran
Masuleh
In this tiny Iranian town playing on the roof isn't just encouraged, it's the only place to go.
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Masuleh, Iran
In this tiny Iranian town playing on the roof isn't just encouraged, it's the only place to go.
Ban Long, Laos
This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.
Valladolid, Mexico
If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.
Ecuador
Building this tragically pointless stone barrier cost the lives of the prisoners made to build it.
Puno, Peru
On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.
Bodo, Norway
According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.
Höfn, Iceland
This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.
Sauve, France
This French "sea of rocks" is packed with stunning rock formations and its own medieval castle.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.
Alxa, China
No one is exactly sure why over a hundred lakes have formed amongst the tallest sand dunes on Earth.
Skogar, Iceland
The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.
Hveragerði, Iceland
Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.
Chisinau, Moldova
There is a mouldering Jewish cemetery hidden away in the capital of Moldova.
Meymand, Iran
This 12,000 year old Iranian cave village has been continuously inhabited for over 3,000 years.
Cartagena, Colombia
An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.
Chillingham, England
This 13th century castle is chock full of ghosts and impossibly rare cows.
Harrison, Nebraska
A rancher expanding a natural spring for his cattle came up with bones – lots and lots of them.
Rikaze Diqu, Tibet
The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.
Liddel, Scotland
This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.
Reykholt, Iceland
This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.
Pecos, New Mexico
Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.
Mosul, Iraq
The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq until ISIS blew it up twice and then drove over it with bulldozers.