Portugal
Mina de São Domingos (Sao Domingos Mines)
An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.
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Portugal
An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.
Şuşa, Azerbaijan
A scenic canyon with thick forests and historic ruins.
Nelson, Nevada
This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.
Denio, Nevada
Mine your own precious stones.
Jarbidge, Nevada
One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon
This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.
Speers, Saskatchewan
The Twisted Trees of Alticane are an unnerving grove of Quaking Aspen, apparently mutated from a single source, giving them a twisted and unnatural appearance.
Vernal, Utah
Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.
Green River, Utah
Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."
West Bay, Cayman Islands
Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.
Amlwch, Wales
The remains of centuries of copper mining appear like an alien landscape.
Sierra Bullones, Philippines
Bohol's unusually shaped hills turn brown in the summer months.
Lane County, Oregon
While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.
Dakar, Senegal
Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.
Rufisque, Senegal
This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.
Kerch, Ukraine
The saltiest lake in all of Crimea is also the pinkest of the pink and teeming with life.
Tinajo, Spain
Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.
Santiago, Chile
Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.
Chonchi, Chile
A wooden dock art installation on Chiloé Island taps into the island's indigenous mythology.
Sucre, Bolivia
Largest site of dinosaur footprints ever found includes more than 5,000 tracks.
Bolivia
On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Sur Lípez, Bolivia
A desert that evokes the surreal.