Delabole, England
Delabole Slate Quarry
Britain's oldest and biggest hole in the ground.
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Delabole, England
Britain's oldest and biggest hole in the ground.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Haría, Spain
Partially collapsed lava tube and cave system complete with concert hall, underground pond, and unique albino crabs.
Daniel Campos, Bolivia
A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.
Hakone, Japan
Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Belize
A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Olympia, Washington
Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.
East Sussex, England
England's most notorious suicide spot.
Drumheller, Alberta
Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian Badlands.
Yemen
The most alien-looking place on Earth.
Ballycastle, Northern Ireland
The lake that fills and empties itself at random.
Pekina, Australia
When you get to Magnetic Hill park near the sign, put your vehicle in neutral gear, and watch it roll uphill...
Bloomington, Indiana
Ornate limestone building now filled with geologic specimens, and more.
Greece
A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.
Alghero, Italy
Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.
Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.
Costa Rica
These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.
Snagov Island, Romania
This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).
Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
This hospital fell into ruins after failing to act as the advocate for the mentally ill it was designed to be.
Cape Town, South Africa
An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.
Antarctica
Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.
Inyo County, California
The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.