Tateyama-machi, Japan
Snow Canyon
A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.
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Tateyama-machi, Japan
A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.
Valdivia, Chile
A 63-foot-tall swinging ball hypnotizes passersby, and proves to any remaining doubters that the Earth is spinning.
Kusini, Tanzania
This sacred, circular cave is lined with pools so clear and still that it's hard to tell where the water begins.
Luya, Peru
An Archaeological Wonder of Peru, and the largest stone ruin site in the New World.
Quispicanchi, Peru
The Incas turned this ancient Wari aqueduct into an imposing defensive gate.
Côn Đảo, Vietnam
The wartime prison now features haunting sculpted reenactments of the atrocities that took place there.
Irkutsk, Russia
Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.
Naples, Italy
A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.
Nottingham, England
A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.
Del Mar, California
This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.
Noasca, Italy
This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.
Boston, Massachusetts
The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.
Coober Pedy, Australia
An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.
Lerna, Illinois
The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.
Madurai, India
This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.
Fatehpur Sikri, India
An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.
Marion, Kentucky
Thousands of unique minerals, including some of the most impressive fluorite crystals in the world.
Lorton, Virginia
Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.
Sligo, Ireland
The remains of this deep, dark mine have left behind a haunting rocky warren of tunnels.
Waterford, Ireland
Impressive mining ruins overlook a spectacular view of Ireland's Copper Coast.
Nice, France
The construction of a tram line unveiled hidden remnants of the old medieval city.
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.
Baguio, Philippines
Some locals believe the fabled lost gold of General Yamashida is hiding somewhere beneath the city.
Ypres, Belgium
A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.