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Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

An unexpected treasure trove of military oddities, Turkish interior design, and North Korean art.

Underneath the Serapeum ruins lies a dark passage with nooks for books, the lesser-known “sister” to the famous ancient library.

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

Once a bustling fishing village and trading post, today these Cape Verde ruins provide a home only for seabirds and turtles.

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

Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky.

The world's largest neutrino telescope searches for secrets of the universe at the South Pole.

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.

The first and only planetarium in Sri Lanka.

These abandoned ruins in the middle of Jaffna have withstood centuries of tumultuous power struggles.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

This sprawling scenic burial ground is the final resting place of Japan's last shogun.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.