Orkney, Scotland
Kirkwall Ba
Twice a year, this Orkney town hosts a rowdy game of medieval mob football.
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Orkney, Scotland
Twice a year, this Orkney town hosts a rowdy game of medieval mob football.
Shingleton, Michigan
This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.
Krakow, Poland
A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.
Błędów, Poland
People in Poland have rallied to save this unnatural desert from being reclaimed by the forest.
Tübingen, Germany
One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."
Tønsvik, Norway
At this Arctic outpost, get to know members of the indigenous Sámi community and meet their herds.
Areedh Sub-District, Jordan
Concentrated around the Dead Sea, these surprising canyons are filled with coursing water, fish, and even crabs.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
On this stunning Scottish island, you can walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs.
Wadi Rum Village, Jordan
Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This was once a hall in which a 16th-century royal banquet was hosted by King James VI of Scotland.
Yemen
The most alien-looking place on Earth.
Strand, Norway
This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
Odda, Norway
Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Mount Waddington A, British Columbia
An island said to shake with the current.
Lohmen, Germany
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Forsand, Norway
This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.
Australia
This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."
Iceland
One of the most remarkable caves in all of Iceland was created by a once raging river of lava.
Iceland
Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.
Iceland
A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.
Kanab, Utah
Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."