Kokilamukh, India
The Molai Forest
An Indian forest is being single-handedly planted after its creator was inspired by a slither of dead snakes.
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Kokilamukh, India
An Indian forest is being single-handedly planted after its creator was inspired by a slither of dead snakes.
Urubamba, Peru
Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.
Qrendi, Malta
This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.
Paola, Malta
This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.
Valladolid, Mexico
If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.
Southern Pines, North Carolina
A curious blend of taxidermy, antique tools, creationism, and a purported antediluvian rock.
Ashkelon, Israel
These numerous Israeli caves were dug out over hundreds years for reasons ranging from hideouts to burial sites.
Genga, Italy
This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.
Furnace Creek, California
This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.
Pescadero, California
Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.
Willemstad, Curaçao
Like something out of a pulp adventure, this abandoned plane wreck is slowly being retaken by the Caribbean jungle.
Kolkata, India
An eclectic mix of influences rot together in harmony in this India necropolis.
Yemen
The most alien-looking place on Earth.
Antarctica
The bodies of some early polar pioneers are still buried beneath the harsh snows of the Antarctic.
Doğubeyazıt, Turkey
Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.
Abhaneri, India
Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.
Guildford, Australia
One of Australia's largest collections of preserved animals is on display in a historic theater.
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic
This trio of Dominican cave lakes comprise a colorful biosphere of natural life.
An-Nabk District, Syria
This ancient mountain monastery welcomes all manner of faith in an effort to keep Christians in Syria.
Tjentište, Bosnia and Herzegovina
These warring psychedelic crags commemorate an unsuccessful military operation.
New Jersey, Trinidad and Tobago
This peculiar lake of pitch is so thick and viscous that one can walk on its surface.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Takaka, New Zealand
Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.
Weston, England
Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.