Borshchivs'kyi district, Ukraine
Priest's Grotto
A subterranean Holocaust refuge within one of the world's longest cave systems.
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Borshchivs'kyi district, Ukraine
A subterranean Holocaust refuge within one of the world's longest cave systems.
Kamianets'-podil's'kyi, Ukraine
This Ukranian fortress is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in Europe.
Prasat Sambour, Cambodia
More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.
Marrakesh, Morocco
It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.
Prineville, Oregon
This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.
Yalta, Ukraine
One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.
Sevastopol, Ukraine
In the land of the Light Brigade stands a testament to the Cold War.
Bakhchisaray, Ukraine
One of the cave cities of Crimea, built by the Goths in the sixth century.
Wilkieston, Scotland
Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.
Alxa, China
No one is exactly sure why over a hundred lakes have formed amongst the tallest sand dunes on Earth.
Ziyang, China
Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.
Tianshui, China
Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.
Zhangye Shi, China
Monks turned this mountain into a temple by digging grottoes, tunnels, and a huge pagoda-like hall.
Kyiv, Ukraine
A Kyiv-based repository for all manners of discarded curiosities.
Belize
Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.
Mexico
A hidden treasure of an abandoned city lies deep in the jungles of Campeche, Mexico.
Tikal, Guatemala
The remnants of an archaeological camp stand within Tikal National Park.
Guatemala
One of the world's largest pyramids stands within El Mirador, the "lost city of the Maya."
Santa Coloma de Cervelló, Spain
The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.
Łapalice, Poland
This imposing 20th-century castle was abandoned before it was ever completed.
Schwyz, Switzerland
The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.
Andermatt, Switzerland
A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.
Borgo a Mozzano, Italy
A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.