Vieques, Puerto Rico
Mosquito Bay
The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.
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Vieques, Puerto Rico
The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.
Lome, Togo
The Voodoo Superstore of the world.
Selçuk, Turkey
The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.
Aksaray, Turkey
In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Safita, Syria
Ruins of the Crusaders' headquarters.
Baalbek, Lebanon
The largest hewn stone in history.
Lalibela, Ethiopia
An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.
Qrendi, Malta
This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.
Kyoto, Japan
A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.
Ubud, Indonesia
Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.
Wilmette, Illinois
The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
Captain Cook, Hawaii
These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.
Casablanca, Morocco
An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.
Montreal, Québec
A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.
Calabasas, California
A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Krakow, Poland
Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.
Seattle, Washington
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
Inyo County, California
An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.
Petra District, Jordan
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
Coober Pedy, Australia
An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.
Sandwick, Scotland
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.