Devils Tower, Wyoming
Devils Tower
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
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Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Belize
A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Prague, Czechia
The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Istanbul, Turkey
Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.
Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.
East Jerusalem, Israel
An ancient quarry rediscovered by a dog and claimed by biblical kings, a German cult, and the Freemasons.
Jerusalem, Israel
Oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, designed to resemble a synagogue.
Ramat Negev Regional Council, Israel
A massive, heart-shaped, wind-carved crater in the middle of the Israeli desert.
Ein Gedi, Israel
As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.
Acre, Israel
The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.
Ashkelon, Israel
These numerous Israeli caves were dug out over hundreds years for reasons ranging from hideouts to burial sites.
Jerusalem, Israel
This "Jewish Sistine Chapel" was designed to reinvigorate Judaism's artistic legacy but was almost lost to misguided restoration.
Jerusalem, Israel
This nightmarish children's plaything was left grotesque to help kids conquer their fear.
Jerusalem, Israel
The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.
Maras, Peru
This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.