Yangon, Myanmar
Shwedagon Pagoda
This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.
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Yangon, Myanmar
This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.
New York, New York
New York City's only wildlife rehabilitation center treats more than 3,000 feathered and furry patients each year.
Ronda, Spain
One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.
Des Moines, New Mexico
This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.
La Rochelle, France
A massive base for the Nazis' most formidable weapon in the Atlantic.
St Kilda, Australia
You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.
Rome, Italy
One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.
Carrara, Italy
Explore the quarry where the marble was sourced for Michaelangelo's David.
Aswan, Egypt
The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.
Tiraspol, Moldova
A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.
Sofia, Bulgaria
A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.
Gustavus, Alaska
A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.
Kalaupapa, Hawaii
Once home to over 8,000 exiled Hawaiians suffering from Hansen's Disease.
Santo Amaro do Maranhão, Brazil
A faux desert landscape in the middle of the jungle that sprouts oases during the rainy season.
Pyengana, Australia
A granite waterfall cascading down is one of the highest multi-tiered falls in the state.
Al Madam, United Arab Emirates
An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.
Córdoba, Spain
A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.
Mexico City, Mexico
This incredible college library is a visual masterpiece of mosaic art. It also looks kind of like a giant boombox.
Bucharest, Romania
This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.
San Diego, California
L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.
Brooklyn, New York
Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.
Fairbanks, Alaska
North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."
Hin Tung, Thailand
Thousands of bats stream out of caves every night on the edge on Thailand's second largest park.
New Jersey, Trinidad and Tobago
This peculiar lake of pitch is so thick and viscous that one can walk on its surface.