Dublin, Ireland
Kingship and Sacrifice
This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.
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Dublin, Ireland
This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.
Dublin, Ireland
An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
These unknown Bronze Age earthworks are believed to be ancient burial mounds.
Jasper, Alberta
The site of a strange super top-secret military experiment during WWII on a remote Canadian lake.
Stockholm, Sweden
This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
An exquisite and eclectic selection of African masks stands out within a massive woodcarving marketplace.
Ngorongoro, Tanzania
Human ancestor’s 3.6 million year-old footprints.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.
Ngorongoro, Tanzania
This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.
Kusini, Tanzania
This sacred, circular cave is lined with pools so clear and still that it's hard to tell where the water begins.
Zanzibar, Tanzania
After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.
Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania
Stunning ruins of what was once the center of one of the greatest empires in East Africa.
Madrid, Spain
An iconic and controversial ancient Iberian funerary urn with a hauntingly penetrating gaze.
British Columbia
This vast, pristine wilderness is home to a rare subspecies of black bear.
Choco, Colombia
Only gap in the 30,000-mile span of roads called the Pan-American Highway.
Cartagena, Colombia
A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.
El Peñol, Colombia
A 10 million-ton rock once worshiped by the Tahamies Indians, accessed by an astounding staircase.
Villavieja, Colombia
Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.
Santa Catalina, Colombia
The caldera of this mini-volcano has been turned into a naturally heated mud bath.
Nice, France
An Orthodox church built by the Royal Family for the Russian community exiled to the French Riviera.
Habsburg, Switzerland
An 11th-century fortress home to one of the most influential royal houses in medieval Europe.
Chamonix, France
Unable to build support structures on glaciers, the engineers for this tramway were forced to design a unique system.
Shiraz, Iran
Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.
Chiusdino, Italy
This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.