Verul, India
Ellora Caves
This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.
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Verul, India
This complex of vertically-excavated Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu monolithic temples in India's Maharashtra providence illustrates a spirit of tolerance characteristic of ancient India.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.
Ajanta, India
Rock-cut cave complex filled with ancient Buddhist artwork.
Dénezé-sous-Doué, France
Figures of unknown origin carved into the surfaces of underground caves.
Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies, France
Beautiful carved tunnels.
Nampa, Idaho
A petroglyph map of the upper Snake River carved by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.
Botswana
Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.
Molepolole, Botswana
The historic cave is both a symbol of superstition and black magic and inspired one of the early Christian converts in Botswana.
London, England
The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.
Tepoztlán, Mexico
High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.
Bluff, Utah
A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.
Bologna, Italy
A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.
Mexico City, Mexico
A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.
Mexico City, Mexico
Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.
New York, New York
This wall on a street corner in Lower Manhattan has been a blank canvas for a rotation of renowned artists since the 1980s.
County Donegal, Ireland
You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.
Cairo, Egypt
An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.
Winslow, Arizona
A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.
Peach Springs, Arizona
One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.
Harmony, Minnesota
This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.
Syracuse, Italy
Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.
Puerto Río Tranquilo, Chile
Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.
West Liberty, Ohio
These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."
Hellam, Pennsylvania
Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.