Russia
Whale Bone Alley
Siberian whale bones stand as cairns marking location of an ancient butcher yard.
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Russia
Siberian whale bones stand as cairns marking location of an ancient butcher yard.
Nunavut
Earth's greatest purely vertical drop at 4,101 feet.
Järva-Jaani, Estonia
Rusted cars, trucks, and buses form a fascinating collection of Soviet-era machinery.
Kohtla-Nõmme, Estonia
This old Estonian mine has been kept like a sprawling time capsule of the local shale industry.
Shetpe, Kazakhstan
Mysterious spherical rocks in the semi-desert of western Kazakhstan.
Kerman, Iran
The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.
Junagadh, India
This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
This monument memorializes a violent massacre where colonial police killed 50 striking dockworkers.
Nouadhibou, Mauritania
The world's largest ship graveyard is the product of decades of corruption.
Pájara, Spain
Rumors and legends of secret Nazi activities surround this eerily remote island mansion.
Kaédi, Mauritania
The beehive-like buildings of this abandoned resort reside near the border of Mauritania and Senegal.
Chinsali, Zambia
A secluded natural oasis hidden deep along a rainforest trail.
Somalia
The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.
Antsalova, Madagascar
Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.
Morondava, Madagascar
The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.
Madagascar
This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.
Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar
This underwater cave in Madagascar is home to what is thought to be the country's largest fossil graveyard.
Calandula, Angola
This horseshoe-shaped waterfall is the second-largest on the African continent.
Namibia
Tracks of ceratosaurus and Coelophysis rhodesiensis tracks can be found fossilized in the sandstone near Mt. Etjo.
Kunene Region, Namibia
Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.
Mounana, Gabon
The world's first and only natural nuclear reactor.
Ndougou, Gabon
The true jewel of Africa's west coast known as "Africa's Last Eden."
Longwood, Saint Helena
Napoleon’s home in exile, decorated with poisonous wallpaper.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
The Earth's saltiest natural body of water belches toxic gas.