Shengshan Island, China
Houtouwan
This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.
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Shengshan Island, China
This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.
Zhangjiajie, China
This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”
Datong, China
A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.
Panjin Shi, China
A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.
Vilcabamba, Ecuador
In this pristine Ecuadorian hippie town, residents remain active well into their eighties and nineties.
Quito, Ecuador
It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.
Tulcan, Ecuador
This Ecuadorian cemetery is home to a jaw-dropping topiary wonderland.
San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador
Home of the "true" equator.
Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.
Ecuador
A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.
Suminoe-ku, Japan
An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”
Tokyo, Japan
Underground farm located in a former bank vault deep within the bowels of Tokyo's business district.
Kawasaki, Japan
This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.
Tonosho, Japan
The world's narrowest strait is often mistaken for a canal.
Yonezawa, Japan
Ward off bad luck and fill your bottle with "the most watery water" at this little roadside shrine in Yonezawa.
Naha, Japan
The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.
Osaka, Japan
Surreal giant face-pillars welcome visitors from across the globe to this hotel.
Falkland Islands
This haunting ghost ship stands beached in the waters off the coast of the Falkland Islands.
Falkland Islands
An abandoned suspension bridge on the Falkland Islands is crumbling into the water.
Tsu, Japan
A lesser-known sister to Paris's world-famous museum, located within a Buddhist sculpture paradise.
Konan, Japan
The largest privately owned statue of Buddha in Japan, built by a total amateur, with an unconventional look.
Georgetown, Guyana
The end appears to be nigh for the world's fourth-longest floating bridge.
Georgetown, Guyana
A monument to Cuffy, a rebellious enslaved person who became a national hero in Guyana.