Australia
Ball's Pyramid
This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.
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Australia
This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.
Putty, Australia
Once the path of a railway tunnel, now home to thousands of glowing insects.
Raymond Island, Australia
Australian Lake set aglow by Noctiluca Scintillans.
Australia
An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Istanbul, Turkey
1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.
Fatehpur Sikri, India
An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.
Fairfax, California
Centuries of biking history are nestled in the shadow of the birthplace of contemporary mountain biking.
Oxnard, California
French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Xiulin Township, Taiwan
A waterfall runs right through the middle of this Taiwanese shrine to the hundreds of workers killed while building a nearby highway.
Midland, South Dakota
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Patan, India
This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.
Kealakekua, Hawaii
A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.