St. Gallen, Switzerland
Abbey Library of Saint Gall
This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
St. Gallen, Switzerland
This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.
Raufarhöfn, Iceland
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
Meškuičių seniūnija, Lithuania
An old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses is a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs.
Forsand, Norway
This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.
Nariño, Colombia
A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.
Italy
Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.
Halle, Belgium
Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.
Averøy, Norway
A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Hegra, Saudi Arabia
An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.
Saturnia, Italy
Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.
Orost, Iran
Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.
Denizli, Turkey
Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Chile
A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.
Namibia
Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.
Namibia
The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.
Ouarzazate, Morocco
World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.
Tamri, Morocco
Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.
Morondava, Madagascar
The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.
Nairobi, Kenya
Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.