Porto, Portugal
Livraria Lello
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
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Porto, Portugal
One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.
Sydney, Australia
Cockatoo Island is a Heritage-listed island in the middle of Sydney Harbour.
Halle, Belgium
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
Nubia, Egypt
Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.
Cape Town, South Africa
This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.
Hinatuan, Philippines
A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.
Antarctica
An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.
Kelimutu, Indonesia
Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.
Realmonte, Italy
"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.
San Lawrenz, Malta
Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.
Rangalifinolhu, Maldives
An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.
Anacapri, Italy
The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.
Algarrobo, Chile
A record-breaking pool that uses computers to turn ocean water into cleaner, private swimming water.
Laem Sak, Thailand
This floating cinema brings new meaning to the phrase "going out" to the movies.
Røst, Norway
The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.
Sarandë District, Albania
A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.
Kaneohe, Hawaii
A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.
Saty, Kazakhstan
Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Paris, France
Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.
Malakwa, British Columbia
An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Coober Pedy, Australia
An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.