Katastari, Greece
Alykes Salt Flats
These abandoned salt flats are now a haven for wildlife.
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Katastari, Greece
These abandoned salt flats are now a haven for wildlife.
Červenica, Slovakia
This region of Slovakia boasts some of the most plentiful opal mines in the world.
Slack Head, England
These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.
Castel di Tora, Italy
A semi-abandoned village destroyed by U.S. bombings during World War II dominates the valley of Turano.
Oulu, Finland
This lonely rock has been turned into a character loved and feared by children.
Pai, Thailand
This serene bamboo walkway allows Buddhist monks from remote temples access to the nearby village.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This tiny weathered plot is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Scotland.
Temozón, Mexico
This popular cave pool is truly magical, despite the crowds.
Athens, Greece
This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.
Tepoztlán, Mexico
Historic poems about the noble act of defecating have been preserved on the wall of this old convent.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.
Kuttikkanam, India
A former palace designed for the consorts of the Travancore royal dynasty.
Otwock, Poland
An abandoned Jewish sanatorium is tucked within the woods of Poland.
Hunza Nagar, Pakistan
This dazzlingly turquoise mountain lake was created in the wake of a natural disaster.
Brisbane, Australia
Its collection highlights the monumental tasks undertaken to map Queensland.
Brooklyn, New York
One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.
La Palma, Spain
You can soak in three relaxing pools filled daily by the tide.
Bande, Spain
In Spain, the ruins of a Roman military camp sit along a flooded section of a river.
Bronx, New York
The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.
Honolulu, Hawaii
This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.
Doha, Qatar
Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.
Boston, Massachusetts
The last remaining 19th-century tenement from Boston's old West End neighborhood.
Aleppo, Syria
Amid the rubble of Aleppo's Old Quarter, part of a historic market has been restored and re-opened.