Gokdepe, Turkmenistan
Köw Ata Underground Lake
This cavernous swimming spot doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia.
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Gokdepe, Turkmenistan
This cavernous swimming spot doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia.
Beer, England
This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.
Krong Battambang, Cambodia
Take a hidden path to the mouth of the cave to watch millions of bats swarm at sunset.
Rwanda
This breathtaking island on Rwanda’s Lake Kivu is a haven for thousands of fruit bats.
Comfort, Texas
This unique tower has been home to malaria-fighting bats for 100 years.
Davis, California
Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.
Bangor, Maine
This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.
Brooklyn, New York
One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.
New York, New York
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."