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Why trying to get lost in the old quarters of Essaouira may be harder than you think

This narrow cave is revered in Japan as the womb of Mount Fuji.

An extraterrestrial-themed art exhibit makes the perfect place to crash-land while interacting with Andean culture and history.

This historic Art Deco building embellished with local tropical fruits had fallen into disrepair before a recent restoration.

Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.

A quiet country churchyard holds a monument to the last known sin-eater in England.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

Reclaimed material from a convent destroyed by cannonfire was used to build parts of this 19th-century cemetery.

This tower is all that remains of a once-famed chapel.

Oliver Cromwell marched his army over this narrow bridge to victory at the Battle of Preston in 1648.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

A series of idealized caves carved to entertain guests.

A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.

Take a leisurely walk through the park to find the seven giant troll sculptures hidden throughout the park.

This Roman underground canal was the longest tunnel ever built until the late 19th-century.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

A sprawling network of century-old subterranean catacombs lies beneath a nondescript suburban home.

This archaeological site built into a tuff outcrop is filled with rock dwellings, the ruins of a medieval castle, and a necropolis.

This enormous sinkhole hides a secret world created from divine wrath.

Home to the ancient Roman temple of a lesser-known Celtic god that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien and H. P. Lovecraft.

Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

This tablet indicates where the tragic monarch returned to begin her tumultuous downfall.

Also known as "Leicester's Folly," this almost cathedral was left unfinished and in ruins.

Legend has it that a Dutch fisherman lost control of his Shetland pony and tumbled from this cliff.