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A French-Colonial era collection of taxidermy and wet specimens, secreted away in the National University of Hanoi.

Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation.

This striking landscape in northern Vietnam contains both geological and archaeological wonders.

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

This Vietnamese hell cave lets visitors take a walk through a devilish underworld full of demons.

A well said to have belonged to Paul the Apostle and part of UNESCO Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey.

This 3,000-year-old “opium black fortress” towers over the ancient town named after it.

The oldest known standing wooden building in the world is a chamber inside a burial mound.

A massive marble pedestal is all that remains of a column that towered over Constantinople for 1300 years.

A small mountain at the crossroads of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria that some believe was the landing point of Noah's Ark.

This ancient city—home to nine civilizations—is soon to be buried under 200 feet of water.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

Southern Ocean waters and glacial forces transform the Antarctic ice into these stunning bridges and caves.

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

Biblical beasts and endangered animal preservation come together in this Israeli zoo.

This nightmarish children's plaything was left grotesque to help kids conquer their fear.

In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

Croatia's "hairy stone" fortress is one of the most well preserved Istrian castles.

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.