Port Renfrew, British Columbia
Fairy Lake Bonsai Tree
Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.
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Port Renfrew, British Columbia
Defying all odds, this lonely little tree found a home on a log sticking out of a Canadian lake.
Wanaka, New Zealand
A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.
Mount Creighton, New Zealand
A lakeside garden in the Southern Alps full of whimsical artwork and thousands of beautiful flowers.
Soroca, Moldova
Elaborate mansions built by Roma residents in Soroca to show their success after centuries of discrimination.
Torrevieja, Spain
Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.
Rufisque, Senegal
This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.
Monduli, Tanzania
A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.
Kerch, Ukraine
This ancient burial mound is accessed by an impressive Greek-built archway.
Kharkiv, Ukraine
It's the only museum of its kind in Ukraine.
Caltagirone, Italy
142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.
Syracuse, Italy
Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.
Gagra, Georgia
The second-deepest known cave on Earth, hidden in an extremely remote mountain region.
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
Jablanac, Croatia
The remains of a sunken military ship wreck visible through clear water.
Malinska, Croatia
This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.
Akhali Atoni, Georgia
The second largest in the world, this massive underground void has its own subway.
Sukhumi, Georgia
Ruins of a former government building destroyed during the Georgian-Abkhaz war in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union.
Bender, Moldova
A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.
Tiraspol, Moldova
A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.
Chisinau, Moldova
This abandoned Soviet circus is slowly being restored to its Communist-era glory.
Couëron, France
The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.
Bouée, France
This tiny hotel perched atop a 50-foot tower really puts things into perspective.
Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies, France
Beautiful carved tunnels.
Cossé-le-Vivien, France
A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.