Yuncheng, China
Yuncheng Salt Lake
Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.
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Yuncheng, China
Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.
Washington, D.C.
This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."
Hull, England
This long-distance walking route follows the Prime Meridian line as it passes through England.
Nikko, Japan
A remarkable lava formation encloses a line of Buddhist statues that can't be accurately counted, according to local mythology.
London, England
This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.
Seoul, South Korea
Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.
Sierksdorf, Germany
A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.
Tübingen, Germany
The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."
Zhangye Shi, China
These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.
Binz, Germany
A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.
Rome, Italy
Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.
Rome, Italy
This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.
Paris, France
This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.