Ein Gedi, Israel
Dead Sea Sinkholes
As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.
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Ein Gedi, Israel
As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.
Älvdalen S, Sweden
The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.
Shiraz, Iran
Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.
Banos, Ecuador
A swing to dangle you off the very edge.
Nariño, Colombia
A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.
Villavieja, Colombia
Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.
Nuremberg, Germany
This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.
Nuremberg, Germany
This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.
Dusseldorf, Germany
Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.
Vaals, Netherlands
A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.
Pfronten, Germany
Two nations form a rare four-sided border at the peak of a mountain, philosophical questions result.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan
World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.
Muynak District, Uzbekistan
Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
The hottest place on the planet.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Hirschau, Germany
A man-made slag heap that you can "ski" down, and is home to the world sandboarding championships.
Regensburg, Germany
From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.
Panguipulli, Chile
This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.
Panguipulli, Chile
This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.
Laguna Diamante, Argentina
A toxic lake near a volcanic caldera that is home to flamingos and other life.
Carhué, Argentina
Once swallowed by flood waters, this village has emerged as an eerie shadow of its former self.
Belpasso, Italy
The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.