Halle (Saale), Germany
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The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.
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Halle (Saale), Germany
The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.
Hegra, Saudi Arabia
An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.
Vienna, Austria
This grand manse has been transformed into a museum devoted to one of the founders of Fantastic Realism.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.
Vienna, Austria
This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.
Vienna, Austria
Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.
Vienna, Austria
A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.
Mlolongo, Kenya
This beautiful, all-in-one museum, private residence, and bed and breakfast houses a rich collection of African art.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.
Windber, Pennsylvania
Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.
Gothenburg, Sweden
One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.
Rodalquilar, Spain
This abandoned gold mine found a second life as a post-apocalyptic film set.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Cassino, Italy
This breathtaking monastery was established by Saint Benedict himself 1,500 years ago.
East Tigray, Ethiopia
Reaching the "Church in the Sky" requires scaling the cliff face of a sandstone pinnacle with a 650-foot drop.
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.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
The hottest place on the planet.
Lalibela, Ethiopia
An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Rusting railcars and locomotive equipment fill this Ethiopian train graveyard.
Nairobi, Kenya
Strolling through these vintage locomotives offers a surprising amount of insight into the history of Kenya.
York, England
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.
Smardale, England
A spectacular disused railway viaduct in a beautiful countryside nature reserve.
Firbank, England
The abandoned railway bridge stands hidden in the farmland of rural Cumbria.