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Yamanouchi, Japan

Jigokudani Monkey Park

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Koro, Mali

Antogo Fishing Frenzy

Annual rush for a sacred desert lake's fish stock.
Kathmandu, Nepal

Swayambhunath Monkey Temple

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.
Cornwall, England

The Eden Project

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Berlin, Germany

Spreepark

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Curitiba, Brazil

Museu Oscar Niemeyer

Museum precariously perched on a massive yellow pillar.
Province de Tinghir, Morocco

Todra Gorge

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.
Odesa, Ukraine

Odesa Catacombs

The largest catacomb system in the world.
Kemi, Finland

Kemi Snow Castle

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
Kish, Iran

Kariz-e-Kish

Hydraulic systems in an ancient underground Iranian city.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland

Fingal's Cave

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Petra District, Jordan

Petra

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.
Gran Sabana, Venezuela

Mount Roraima

This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.
Berlin, Germany

Teufelsberg

An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."
Fujinomiya-shi, Japan

Aokigahara Forest

A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.
Bylakuppe, India

Bylakuppe

The world's largest Tibetan refugee settlement.
Montenegro

Ostrog Monastery

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.
Beijing, China

The World Park

Beijing's World Park offers the excitement of international sites without the travel.
Hampi, India

Hampi

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.
Kasukabe, Japan

G-Cans: the World's Largest Drain

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.
Kalabaka, Greece

Meteora

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.
Garni, Armenia

Garni Gorge

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.
Lalibela, Ethiopia

Bete Giyorgis of Lalibela

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.
Stra, Italy

Villa Pisani Labirinto

A complex, nine-layer maze on the grounds of a Venetian doge's playground.