Georgia
Gergeti Trinity Church
Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Georgia
Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.
Katskhi, Georgia
Small church on top of a huge rock column.
Seaview, England
This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.
Élancourt, France
France's Lilliputian park displays over 100 of the country's monuments for visitor perusal.
London, England
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Mejorada del Campo, Spain
A huge cathedral single-handedly constructed by one eccentric monk.
Turda, Romania
This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.
Ishøj, Denmark
Six beautiful wooden giants are hidden around Copenhagen.
Washington, D.C.
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Ramona, California
This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.
Tatev, Armenia
Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.
Tegar, India
This abandoned palace and the stupas around it conceal beautiful Buddhist frescoes, statues, and silk paintings.
Arlington, Virginia
This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.
Chiatura, Georgia
These Stalin-era industrial 'death traps' hang lifeless above the city
Hartford, Connecticut
This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.
Kasukabe, Japan
The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.
Louth, England
A quartet of rusting satellite goliaths are all that remain of a communication network that protected Britain from German and Russian air strikes.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
One of the world's last well-maintained airship hangars.
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Borgo Valsugana, Italy
An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.
Lidumnieki, Latvia
This abandoned secret city is a crumbling wonderland of Soviet ruins.
West Sumatra, Indonesia
This Sumatran root bridge took almost 30 years to knit itself together.