Yemen
Hababah Water Cistern
A mesmerizing reservoir nestled at the heart of a pre-Islamic Yemeni village.
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Yemen
A mesmerizing reservoir nestled at the heart of a pre-Islamic Yemeni village.
Kvarntorp, Sweden
An eclectic sculpture park rises atop a giant pile of ashes in Sweden.
Hyden, Australia
This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.
San José de Maipo, Chile
Locals visit this abandoned train tunnel where a man took his own life to ask favors of his spirit.
Sewell, Chile
The “City of Stairs” sits high in the Andes, above the world’s largest underground copper mine.
Guernsey
Underground hospital complex constructed by slave laborers during the German occupation of the Channel Islands.
Sark, Guernsey
The first island in the world designated a light-pollution-free astronomical observation point.
Jaipur, India
The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.
Jaipur, India
More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.
Abhaneri, India
Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.
Neemrana, India
This abandoned stepwell is one of the largest, deepest, and certainly one of the creepiest in India.
Negril, Jamaica
Cavernous opening completely encased in Karst limestone.
Somalia
The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.
Falmouth, Jamaica
Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.
Port Royal, Jamaica
Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."
Katskhi, Georgia
Small church on top of a huge rock column.
Östersund V, Sweden
Winter roadtrips are a little more exciting on this seasonal, slippery expansion of Sweden's national highway system.
Viken, Sweden
A former top secret military tunnel is now stuffed with snow and open year-round to skiers.
Istanbul, Turkey
The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.
Qatar
Some 20,000 dust-covered unwanted vehicles languish in the desert.
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales
A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Québec
This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."