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A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

Every Friday, Sufi dervishes whirl around the tomb in a trance-like state as part of a sacred ritual called dhikr.

The best-preserved example of a unique structure in Nubian architecture.

These pillars are one of the few remnants from the mysterious lost empire of Makuria.

Crumbling pyramids and temple ruins stand within the shadow of this sacred butte.

All that remains of Jacques Cousteau's 1960s underwater "village."

These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.

The world's only facility where orphaned mountain gorillas are cared for.

Home to pygmy hunter-gatherers, hundreds of animal and bird species, and the strange okapi, or forest giraffe.

Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.

This local art collective supports contemporary artists through a coveted residency program.

This beautiful, all-in-one museum, private residence, and bed and breakfast houses a rich collection of African art.

This tourist village in Nairobi celebrates the traditional lifestyles and customs of Kenyan tribes.

A glass and sculpture wonderland forms an oasis in a remote part of Kenya.

Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.

Strange sandstone canyon known as the "place broken by itself."

Drink and dine in a coral cave that's at least 120,000 years old.

Located in Nairobi National Park, this animal orphanage is the oldest of its kind in Kenya.