Karachi, Pakistan
Chaukhandi Tombs
Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.
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Karachi, Pakistan
Reputedly haunted sandstone necropolis with exquisite stone carvings.
Moenjodaro, Pakistan
This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.
Ming-Kush, Kyrgyzstan
This village was once a thriving Soviet uranium mining center, but is now semi-abandoned and desolate.
Semey, Kazakhstan
One of the most horrible legacies of the Cold War is a site where the Soviet Union tested nuclear bombs on civilians.
Ulaganskiy rayon, Russia
Unusual, mushroom-like rock formations caused by weathering and water erosion, set to disappear, according to geologists.
Altay Prefecture, China
A lake that borders Kazakhstan and Russia allegedly harbors the giant "Terror Trout" or "Chinese Nessie."
Versailles, France
The grand triumphs and bloody tragedies of the French Revolution all trace their way back to this unassuming tennis court.
Mtakataka, Malawi
A museum complex preserving Malawian history and art, and renowned for its woodcarving tradition.
Lilongwe, Malawi
In Malawi, this is where the lion sleeps tonight.
Kigali, Rwanda
The actual “Hotel Rwanda” that became a hiding place and refuge from the horrors of genocide in 1994.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.
Kisoro, Uganda
The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.
Jinja, Uganda
A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."
Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
An Ethiopian cloud forest protects some of the last wild arabica plants.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
A powerful tribute to the victims who suffered under Ethiopia's most devastating regime.
Hargeisa, Somalia
An extensive audio-only collection of cultural heritage saved from a genocide.
Hargeisa, Somalia
A MiG-17 fighter jet sits atop this memorial to the indiscriminate bombardment of Hargeisa.
Hargeisa, Somalia
The oldest building in Hargeisa survived the 1988 bombings that destroyed some 90 percent of the city.
Madagascar
This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.
Christmas Island, Australia
The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.
A remote coral island with a gristly history of shipwreck, battles, and a horrendous war crime.
United States Minor Outlying Islands
A desperate final message left by a POW on the run serves as a memorial for himself and the 97 that died with him.
Jbeil, Lebanon
A patchwork of ruins from various civilizations in one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities.
Kayadere, Turkey
Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.