Calatafimi, Italy
Temple of Segesta
This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.
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Calatafimi, Italy
This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.
Erice, Italy
Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.
Puentedey, Spain
A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.
Haidong Shi, China
This temple located on a vertical drop of a rocky mountain houses relics from the Song Dynasty.
Vilminore di Scalve, Italy
The sinister ruins of one of the worst dam failures of the 20th century lie in this astonishing alpine setting.
Shiraz, Iran
A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.
Livorno, Italy
This Tuscan church contains a gallery of over 700 ex-votos depicting near-death experiences.
Iran
A sophisticated astronomical tower built by one of the greatest Persian scholars of the Islamic Golden Age.
Manchester, England
The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.
Pohang, South Korea
To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.
Iceland
This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.
Hokkaidō, Japan
This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.
Waddinxveen, Netherlands
Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.
Glasgow, Scotland
The world's spiciest ice cream comes from Glasgow.
Ōzora-chō, Japan
Japan's largest area of "pink moss" turns the hillside bright pink every spring.
Rjukan, Norway
For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.
Viggianello, Italy
The oldest scientifically dated tree in Europe lives on a remote cliff.
Mitaka, Japan
Legend says the goddess this shrine honors curses any couples that pass by.
Preveza, Greece
The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.
Dandarah, Egypt
One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.
Iceland
A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.
Cambrils, Spain
This magical space partly designed by Antoni Gaudi is one of the best examples of romantic gardening in the Mediterranean.