Yekaterinburg, Russia
Psychedelic Salt Mines
It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.
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Yekaterinburg, Russia
It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.
Thorpeness, England
Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.
Qingdao, China
Forgotten German bunkers in China create a sharp cultural contrast.
Georgia
Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.
Suffolk, England
A 550-square-meter micro-nation off the coast of Britain.
Dunwich, England
A village on the east coast of England that has almost completely eroded into the North Sea.
Salisbury, England
Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.
Jodhpur, India
Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.
Jodhpur, India
Fifteen Jodhpur queens left their handprints before going to their fiery death.
Gundisar, India
Old and brave breed of warhorses known for their elegant, curved ears.
Jodhpur, India
Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.
Norwich, England
This unusual 7th-century Frankish seal offers more questions than answers about its past.
Merta, India
This small and unknown museum recounts the life of Mirabai, a remarkable mystic saint of the 16th century.
Topeka, Kansas
A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.
Refugio Villarrica, Chile
One of Chile's most active volcanoes is riddled with beautiful caves.
Bremen, Germany
The only microgravity tower in Europe can produce nine seconds of weightlessness.
Leiden, Netherlands
Science meets wall art to highlight the beauty of famous mathematical equations.
Valdivia, Chile
A 63-foot-tall swinging ball hypnotizes passersby, and proves to any remaining doubters that the Earth is spinning.
Uozu-shi, Japan
Roots and stumps that lay inundated for two millennia are on display in Japan's city of three mysteries.
Hida, Japan
Enormous underground chamber built to detect 'ghost particles' of the universe.
Takaoka, Japan
This giant bronze Buddha, the third largest in Japan, is the last in an ill-fated series of statues.
Tateyama-machi, Japan
A massive wintry wall of snow up to 66 feet tall flanks a highway through Japan's mountains.
Washington, D.C.
An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.
Washington, D.C.
A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.