Deshnok, India
Karni Mata Temple
Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.
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Deshnok, India
Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.
Chiavenna, Italy
An archaeological treasure trove towers over the valley of Chiavenna.
Timor-Leste
No one is quite sure of the origins of these idyllic natural hot springs at an abandoned mountain resort.
Genoa, Italy
Genoa's collection of over 4 million zoological, botanical, and geological specimens from around the world.
Ashwell, England
Historical etchings such as “Miserable, wild, distracted 1350" and “The Archdeacon is an ass.”
St. Paul's Bay, Malta
The ruins of a megalithic monument sit right in the garden of a luxurious Maltese resort.
Laurel, Maryland
A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.
Palermo, Italy
An abandoned shopping gallery built during Fascist Italy tucked in the center of Palermo.
Meyrueis, France
France's highest manned weather station is the only one still inhabited by meteorologists.
Palermo, Italy
Haunting graffiti left by prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition.
Pembroke, Wales
A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.
Coventry, England
All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
Mount Gambier, Australia
An incredible garden taking over the interior of a massive sinkhole.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
Hull, England
This long-distance walking route follows the Prime Meridian line as it passes through England.
Arlington, Virginia
The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.
Duluth, Minnesota
Home to part of the world’s largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents.
London, England
The collection contains over 25,000 items and details the painful dental practices of the past.
Guiyang, China
It took an artist 20 years to create this sprawling sculpture garden honoring the area's ancient inhabitants.
Melbourne, Australia
Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.
Melbourne, Australia
A cramped wooden attic that once housed one of the world's first movie studios.
Alicante, Spain
A well-restored ancient archaeology site gives a real feel for life during the Roman age.