Munnar, India
Kolukkumalai Tea Estate
At 8,000 feet, the world's highest tea estate draws visitors for both its products and its panoramic views.
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Munnar, India
At 8,000 feet, the world's highest tea estate draws visitors for both its products and its panoramic views.
Raigad, India
A nearly unconquerable island-fort in the Indian Ocean.
Jaisalmer, India
The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.
Dhar Lama Chung Chung, India
This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.
Nunavut
The Arctic Archipelago is home to world's largest third order island: an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.
Cape Town, South Africa
The haunting beauty of this little-visited wreck makes it a true hidden treasure.
Cittadella, Italy
Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.
Libya
Surrounded by a smudge of dark earth, this isolated volcano sits in stark contrast to the surrounding Sahara.
Datong, China
A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.
Zhangjiajie, China
This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
Boudry, Switzerland
This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Romeno, Italy
A stunning hermit's shrine on a steep rocky spur in Northern Italy.
Pizzo, Italy
This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy
This ancient altar emerges from the thick forests to reveal the mysteries of Etruscan sacrificial rituals.
Bologna, Italy
Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.
Matera, Italy
People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.
Alberobello, Italy
Southern Italy's spinning top village.
San Gimignano, Italy
These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.
Vagli Sopra, Italy
This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.
Sant'Agata Dé Goti, Italy
This medieval Italian town is a sheer (and beautiful) cliffside defense.
Calcata Vecchia, Italy
Medieval town turned hippie commune, once home to the secret foreskin of Jesus Christ.