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McMurdo Station, Antarctica

McMurdo Ice Pier

This pier made of ice and constructed over the Antarctic winter is used when the resupply cargo ships arrive in summer.
Michael Reinhardt Added by Michael Reinhardt
Vancouver, British Columbia

Vancouver Maritime Museum

Step aboard the first ship to circumnavigate North America.
K H Added by K H
Tunis, Tunisia

Villa Yvonne

A ghostly mansion in the middle of downtown Tunis.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Belgrade, Serbia

We Were Just Children

Memorial to the 89 children killed during the NATO bombing of Serbia.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Duvauchelle, New Zealand

Ōnawe Peninsula

A peninsula on a peninsula that becomes an island at high tide.
Michael Reinhardt Added by Michael Reinhardt
Maralinga Tjarutja, Australia

Woomera Ground Zero for British Atomic Tests

This remote site in the Australian Outback is where the British government conducted atomic bomb tests in the 1950s.
Added by DownUnder
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Chorsu Bazaar

Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.
Added by soloobscuro
Kariong, Australia

Bulgandry Art Site Aboriginal Place

Aboriginal artists carved these unique figures into sandstone.
Added by Kiwi flying in Oz
Ogbunike, Nigeria

Ogbunike Caves

Legend has it these caves were created by a deity called Ogba, who is said to live inside the winding subterranean caverns.
Added by nararevy7
Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto Station's Skyway

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.
jamesgillespie Added by jamesgillespie
Tokyo, Japan

Todoroki Valley

The only natural gorge in metropolitan Tokyo, with lots of greenery and ancient burial chambers.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Alamosa, Colorado

Medano Creek

A picturesque (all-natural!) beach in a landlocked state.
Added by traceywilson
Miyoshi, Japan

Miyoshi Mononoke Museum

A collection of nearly 5,000 yokai-themed toys, sculptures, and more, dating from the 1700s to the present day.
EF Kohler Added by EF Kohler
Green Island, Taiwan

Youzihu

The ruins of a prehistoric village hide on a remote Taiwanese island.
gettyhesse Added by gettyhesse
Tokyo, Japan

Zen’yō-ji Temple

An eclectic temple with Chinese architecture, Korean lion-dogs, an Indian god and a legendary 700-year-old tree.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Coron, Philippines

Barracuda Lake

This curious fresh and salt water lake holds a secret that draws in deep divers from around the world.
Amber C Snider Added by Amber C Snider
Sierra Bullones, Philippines

Chocolate Hills

Bohol's unusually shaped hills turn brown in the summer months
michelle Added by michelle
Ngorongoro, Tanzania

Ol Doinyo Lengai

This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Monduli, Tanzania

Lake Natron

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.
serflac Added by serflac
Kenya

Mara River Crossing

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”
Added by brf2001
Hyams Beach, Australia

Hyams Beach

The sand is such a bright white that on sunny days you practically need sunglasses to look at the ground.
Added by jwsc
Christmas Island, Australia

Crabs of Christmas Island

The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Australia

Macquarie Island

One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.
isaacschultz Added by isaacschultz
Australia

Ball's Pyramid

This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.
Dylan Added by Dylan