Nouakchott, Mauritania
Port de Pêche
Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott.
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Nouakchott, Mauritania
Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
A huge monument to a bizarre book written by Turkmenistan’s longstanding dictator.
Little Dunmow, England
It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.
Nunavut
Earth's greatest purely vertical drop at 4,101 feet.
Epena, Republic of the Congo
This picturesque round lake is said to be home to the legendary Mokèlé-mbèmbé.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.
Serang, Indonesia
A palace-fortress ruin in Indonesia complete with legends of two magical tigers, eight bathing angels, and a wish-granting cannon.
Iceland
In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.
Asparuhovo, Bulgaria
These natural cliffs look like they are a part of an old castle complex.
Kaspichan, Bulgaria
Rock carving created 1,300 years ago 75 feet off the ground.
Prague, Czechia
A saintly relic hidden in a Prague church basement.
British Columbia
This vast, pristine wilderness is home to a rare subspecies of black bear.
Nixon, Nevada
This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.
Iceland
Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.
Zhangjiajie, China
This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”
Caue, São Tomé and Príncipe
Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.
Sundi, São Tomé and Príncipe
This abandoned plantation was once witness to an eclipse that proved Einstein's theory of relativity.
Rosscarbery, Ireland
One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Beira, Mozambique
This rusted shipwreck directly in front of a century-old abandoned lighthouse looks almost surreal.
Gorongosa, Mozambique
When humans abandoned this safari lodge, the lions took over.
Inuvik, Unorganized, Northwest Territories
These hellish-looking cliffs in the Canadian Arctic have been burning for centuries.
Ikaruga, Japan
Home to the world's oldest wooden building.