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Alxa, China

Booming Dunes of Badain Jaran Desert

The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.
Nubia, Egypt

The Temple of Abu Simbel

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.
Marshall Islands

Bikini Atoll

The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.
Kerry, Ireland

Gallarus Oratory

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.
Namibia

Kolmanskop Ghost Town

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.
Istanbul, Turkey

Serpent Column

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.
Kiribati

Nikumaroro Island

Amelia Earhart's possible place of death.
Howland Island

Earhart Light

The ruins of a lighthouse on the island Amelia Earhart never reached.
Greece

The Oracle of Delphi

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Namibia

Namib Sand Sea

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.
Micronesia

Ghost Fleet of Truk Lagoon

Tropical paradise strewn with hundreds of World War II wrecks.
Udabno, Georgia

Davit Gareja Cave Monastery

Rock-hewn monastery complex with hundreds of cave structures tucked away into the mountainside.
Bahamas

Nurse Sharks of Compass Cay

They squeal, they nosh, they look like predators.
Marshall Islands

Cactus Dome

An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.
French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Kerguelen Islands

French scientists make up the majority of the few humans to occupy this remote island in the extreme southern Indian Ocean.
Belize

The Crystal Maiden of the Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.
Iceland

Hekla

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.
Wiltshire, England

Longleat Hedge Maze

The longest hedge maze in the world.
Istanbul, Turkey

Basilica Cisterns of Istanbul

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.
Philippines

Vulcan Point

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.
Nicaragua

Cerro Negro

The youngest volcano in Central America.
Falmouth, Jamaica

Glistening Waters

Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.
Brazil

Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara

Site full of incredible prehistoric paintings and archeological findings.
Istanbul, Turkey

Minyatür’s Nautical Instruments

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.