Hitachinaka, Japan
Kochia Hill
Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.
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Hitachinaka, Japan
Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Yonaguni, Japan
The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?
Guoliang, China
A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Skogar, Iceland
The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.
Iceland
If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.
Iceland
This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.
Rikaze Diqu, Tibet
The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.
Lhasa, Tibet
This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is also a sky burial site.
Paro, Bhutan
The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.
Point Arena, California
The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.
Rajsamand, India
The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Copenhagen, Denmark
An ultra-modern diversity park in Denmark has turned an entire city block electric pink.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Yosemite National Park, California
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
Orchard Park, New York
A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.
Zakinthos, Greece
Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.
Gran Sabana, Venezuela
This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.
Blatce, Czechia
Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.
Bodo, Norway
World's strongest whirlpool.