East Sussex, England
Seven Sisters Cliffs
These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.
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East Sussex, England
These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.
London, England
The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.
London, England
Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.
London, England
Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.
London, England
A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.
Yelverton, England
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
Nottingham, England
A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.
Nottingham, England
These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.
Beiteddine, Lebanon
After this one-of-a-kind palace was built the architect's hands are said to have been cut off to keep it that way.
Holywood, Scotland
A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.
Shanghai, China
This under-visited temple is nestled within one of Shanghai's traditional shikumen-style residential blocks.
Bucharest, Romania
After sitting unused for decades, this abandoned communist infrastructure became a wildlife utopia.
Minamishimabara, Japan
Buried nine feet under, these houses are preserved as a stark reminder of the disastrous 1991 Unzen eruption.
Sednayah, Syria
One of the oldest monasteries in the world is a key pilgrimage site for both Muslims and Christians.
Shaharah, Yemen
One of the most remote and isolated villages on the Arabian Peninsula.
Arad, Bahrain
This beautifully historic Bahrain fortress might not be the most popular attraction around, but that might make it all the better.
Istanbul, Turkey
Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.
San Juan, Philippines
The only remaining section of an aqueduct that used to supply water to Manila during the Spanish occupation.
Besar Island, Malaysia
Island, once a pirate hideout, now home to an abandoned resort.
Tambon Mueang Phan, Thailand
An amalgam of precariously balanced boulders, ancient petroglyphs, and Buddhist shrines.
Nong Bua, Thailand
An underwater temple submerged for 20 years has resurfaced with an extreme drought.
Tambon Pak Nam, Thailand
Cavemen, elephants, and eagles greet passengers driving through the town's main intersection.
Bangkok, Thailand
The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.