Blagaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Blagaj's Dervish Monastery
This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.
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Blagaj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.
Willemstad, Curaçao
Like something out of a pulp adventure, this abandoned plane wreck is slowly being retaken by the Caribbean jungle.
Tallinn, Estonia
Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.
Tallinn, Estonia
An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.
Rummu, Estonia
The ruins of an Estonian prison are drowning in the quarry lake where the convicts were once forced to work.
Riga, Latvia
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Ever-growing collection of devils in art.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Things aren't quite what they seem at this mind-bending museum.
Drumheller, Alberta
Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.
Drumheller, Alberta
As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.
Alberta
A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.
Drumheller, Alberta
Not for the faint of heart, this long pedestrian bridge rewards those who brave the wobbly walk with a beautiful view.
Islamorada, Florida
A unique collection of diving equipment spanning antiquity to the present day.
Cochrane, Alberta
A rescue facility that caters specifically to wolf-dog hybrids, and educates about these unique animals.
Hunedoara, Romania
This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.
Turkey
Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.
Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania
An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
Xcalacoop, Mexico
A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.
Washington, D.C.
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Corofin, Ireland
A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.
Alofi, Niue
A tiny, remote island packed with wonders both natural and geeky.