Larache, Morocco
The Site of the Garden of the Hesperides
A mythical garden that once grew the golden apples of wisdom is said to have existed in this ancient Moroccan city.
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Larache, Morocco
A mythical garden that once grew the golden apples of wisdom is said to have existed in this ancient Moroccan city.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Zhangye Shi, China
These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.
Aba, China
Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.
Zhangjiajie, China
A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Shengshan Island, China
This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.
Zhangjiajie, China
This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”
Panjin Shi, China
A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Tayma, Saudi Arabia
In the Arabian Desert, a surreal rock formation stands cut clean in half.
Saudi Arabia
These towering cliffs jut dramatically from the middle of a barren desert.
Al Ula, Saudi Arabia
Within the Saudi Arabian desert lies a 2,000-year-old ghost town made of stone and mud.
Bayatbademleri Köyü, Turkey
Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.
Antalya, Turkey
This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.
Rome, Italy
This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.
Constantine, Algeria
This dizzying span over the ancient Algerian city was once the highest suspension bridge in the world.
Rouen, France
His "Lionheart" is entombed separately from the rest of his body.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.
Barcelona, Spain
Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.
Barcelona, Spain
A temple to modernity, tucked away amid Barcelona's more well known museums.