Rome, Italy
The Mithraeum at Circus Maximus
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
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Rome, Italy
The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.
Rome, Italy
Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."
Lisse, Netherlands
Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
Thingvellir, Iceland
This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.
Daniel Campos, Bolivia
A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.
Studenci, Bosnia and Herzegovina
There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.
Foz do Iguaçu, Argentina
A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Xuân Trạch, Vietnam
World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.
Shaoguan, China
Unique geological formations in China, featuring some suggestive shapes.
Rufisque, Senegal
This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.
Australia
An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
Juneau, Alaska
Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."
Anacapri, Italy
The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.