Coquimbo, Chile
Church of Guayacán
A charmingly unusual prefabricated metal church designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel.
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Coquimbo, Chile
A charmingly unusual prefabricated metal church designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.
Clinton, South Carolina
Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.
Punta Arenas, Chile
A display of hand-built replicas of the legendary vessels used by Patagonian and Antarctic explorers.
Roosevelt, Arizona
This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.
Caerleon, Wales
This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.
Polldubh, Scotland
The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.
Maitland, Nova Scotia
The highest tides in the world come in and out here twice a day, allowing you to essentially walk along the ocean floor.
Alnwick, England
This restaurant was removed from the famed sister ship of the Titanic and placed within a hotel.
Jodhpur, India
This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
Jaisalmer, India
The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.
Kodiyat, India
This magical place built as an astronomical center starred as a James Bond villain's lair.
Nottingham, England
There's a labyrinth of medieval chambers hidden deep below a 15th-century pub.
Midland, South Dakota
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Dandarah, Egypt
One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.
Bologna, Italy
Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.
Bremerton, Washington
The only surviving piece of a submarine said to be the most decorated vessel in U.S. history.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
East Tigray, Ethiopia
Reaching the "Church in the Sky" requires scaling the cliff face of a sandstone pinnacle with a 650-foot drop.
Namibia
Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.
Fars Province, Iran
The ancient necropolis houses the immense rock-cut tombs of four Persian kings.
Kerman, Iran
The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.
Detroit, Michigan
The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.