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educatorclaire

Museum educator, pinball enthusiast, and lover of sea creatures. I've made a career out of teaching children the history of murdering both whales and people.

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Zoroastrian Towers of Silence

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.

rogerbcn

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Nushabad Underground City

A 1,500-year-old, 3-story subterranean city where ancient Persians took refuge in times of war.

Shervin

Added by Shervin

Shooshtar, Iran

Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System

This beautiful system of tunnels built into natural rock serves as a centuries old plumbing system.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Nashtifan, Iran

Nashtifan Windmills

The vertical-axis windmills of ancient Persia have been grinding flour for 1,000 years and counting.

Elliot Carter

Added by Elliot Carter

Troglodyte Village of Kandovan

Modern-day cave dwellers carve elaborate homes out of volcanic debris.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Yakhchāls

Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

Kariz-e-Kish

Hydraulic systems in an ancient underground Iranian city.

atimian

Added by atimian

Nasir al-Mulk Mosque

A spectacular rainbow of stained glass makes the "Pink Mosque" one of the most beautiful in Iran.

lewblank

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Shah Cheragh

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

ahvenas

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Fars Province, Iran

The Ruins of Persepolis

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

emdrichardson

Added by emdrichardson

Badab-e Surt

Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Manama, Bahrain

Bahrain World Trade Center

Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.

Allison

Added by Allison

Shajarat-al-Hayat (Tree of Life)

This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.

atimian

Added by atimian

King George Island, Antarctica

Villa Las Estrellas

One of only two civilian settlements in the desolate lands of chilly Antarctica.

Josh

McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Erebus Ice Tongue Caves

Southern Ocean waters and glacial forces transform the Antarctic ice into these stunning bridges and caves.

Helenium

Added by Helenium

Shackleton's Antarctic Hut

Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Antarctic Exploration Museum & Post Office

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

King George Island, Antarctica

Trinity Church on King George Island

Russian Orthodox church built on an Antarctic island.

stanestane

Added by stanestane

The Bar at Vernadsky Research Base

One of the world's southernmost bars.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Blood Falls

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.

matthewwarrenlee

Added by matthewwarrenlee

Harare, Zimbabwe

Balancing Rocks of the Zimbabwe Dollar

These naturally balancing rocks were pictured on every Zimbabwean banknote, up to the 100 trillion-dollar note.

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Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Great Zimbabwe

The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.

serflac

Added by serflac

Source of the Nile at Jinja

A strangely forgotten claimant to the much contested title of "Source of the Nile."

bryanrudin

Added by bryanrudin

Tandjouare, Togo

Nok Caves

Hidden dwellings in the cliffsides of North Togo used by local Moba tribes to evade 18th-century slave traders.

hcw2rp

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