Paris, France
Remnants of the Paris Guillotine
Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.
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Paris, France
Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.
Xuân Trạch, Vietnam
World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Wustermark, Germany
The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.
Castle Hill, New Zealand
The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."
Province of Matera, Italy
An Italian hillside ghost town.
Thingvellir, Iceland
This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.
Berlin, Germany
An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.
Corinne, Utah
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Florence, Italy
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
London, England
A student driver's nightmare.
Italy
Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.
Orlando, Florida
Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.
Galway, Ireland
The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.
Randsburg, California
This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.
London, England
Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.
Stevenson, Washington
An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.