Places Edited by kostas1964ath

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

The deepest metro station in the world.

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

A bisected journey through evolution's history in the heart of Beijing.

This 80-year old mannequin is so lifelike it is believed to be an embalmed corpse.

This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.

The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

This Orthodox Church's exterior is rather unorthodox.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

An enormous, 30-story-deep hole in the middle of Guatemala City.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

A strange tribute to all the fallen souls of war.

On the waterfront of Sydney, Nova Scotia, a 60-ft. fiddle greets incoming ships.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

Natural saunas fed by volcanic heat.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

This house was largely built out of hundreds of thousands of discarded glass embalming fluid bottles.

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

The largest cave shaft in the world is home to thousands of birds and popular with BASE jumpers.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.