Georgetown, Guyana
St. George's Cathedral
Georgetown’s most impressive building is also one of the tallest wooden churches in the world.
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Georgetown, Guyana
Georgetown’s most impressive building is also one of the tallest wooden churches in the world.
Greenland
Welcome to the greenest place in Greenland.
Ilulissat, Greenland
A remote Arctic museum focusing on the science of icebergs and the archaeology of an ancient Inuit settlement which lies just outside its doors.
Kerma Albeled, Sudan
The best-preserved example of a unique structure in Nubian architecture.
Shendi, Sudan
These Nubian pyramids are strange and unique, even by pyramid standards.
Ndougou, Gabon
The true jewel of Africa's west coast known as "Africa's Last Eden."
Bandiagara, Mali
These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.
Mopti, Mali
Every year, people come together to cover this mud-brick mosque with a fresh layer of earth.
Djenne, Mali
The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.
Malampa Province, Vanuatu
Plains of ash and pair of semi-active volcanoes contribute to the otherworldly beauty of this little-known Vanuatu island.
Vanuatu
This South Pacific volcano has been blowing its stack for over 800 years and is said to be home to a cult leader waiting to be reborn.
French Guiana
An abandoned colonial French prison notorious for its hellish conditions.
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana
Over 70,000 prisoners were “transported” to a brutal life of forced labor in this French penal colony.
Kourou, French Guiana
Europe’s only spaceport is in South America.
Dili, Timor-Leste
This giant Christ statue was a failed attempt by Indonesia to dissuade East Timor from demanding independence.
Venilale, Timor-Leste
These underground shelters dug by the Japanese during World War II later helped Timor-Leste achieve its independence.
Timor-Leste
No one is quite sure of the origins of these idyllic natural hot springs at an abandoned mountain resort.
Lospalos, Timor-Leste
These sacred totem houses connect the Fatakulu people with the spirits of their ancestors.
Lospalos, Timor-Leste
This crocodile-infested Timor-Leste reservoir is also home to a spectacular half-sunken forest.
Saint Paul, Antigua and Barbuda
A series of magical limestone formations along the coastline of the country island of Antigua.
Grenada
This lake with an inactive volcano underneath is often said to be bottomless.
Saint George's, Grenada
A gallery of underwater art that can be visited by man and fish alike.
Rosalie, Dominica
The hike to this stunning waterfall on a black sand beach is not for the faint of heart.
Atkinson, Dominica
A flower grows on this giant stone that is said be able to control minds.