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Vientiane, Laos

Patuxai

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.
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Santiago, Chile

Parque Quinta Normal Greenhouse

A beautiful deserted greenhouse in the middle of a park.
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Whitethorn, California

Enchanted Forest

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.
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Khlong Sok, Thailand

Rafflesia

Surat Thani's official flower—and the world's largest—smells of rotting meat.
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Prypiat, Ukraine

Abandoned City of Prypiat

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
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Cody, Wyoming

Smith Mansion

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.
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Bermuda

The Unfinished Church

Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.
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Ternate, Indonesia

Fort Oranje

This 17th-century fort, built by the Dutch to control a piece of the international spice trade, is now a city park.
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Denpasar, Indonesia

Pan Am Flight 812 Memorial

A lonely memorial to the 107 victims of Pan Am Flight 812, which crashed in Bali in 1974.
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Tosari, Indonesia

Gunung Bromo

Of five volcanoes located in the massive Tengger caldera, this cone is the youngest and most active.
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Tampaksiring, Indonesia

Pura Tirta Empul

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.
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Jakarta, Indonesia

Goal Bola-Bola

Concrete balls on wires constructed to stop train surfing in Indonesia.
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Merek, Indonesia

Sipiso-piso Waterfall

One of Indonesia's tallest, this waterfall takes a 390-foot plunge into the Lake Toba caldera.
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Bulang, Indonesia

Barelang Bridge

A striking series of six bridges connect islands in Indonesia.
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Kintamani, Indonesia

Bayung Gede Placenta Graveyard

In this Balinese village, coconut shells containing placentas are hung from trees.
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Indonesia

Mount Tambora

Mount Tambora is the site of the largest and deadliest volcanic eruption in recorded human history.
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Kuta Alam, Indonesia

Tsunami 'Noah's Ark'

After a 2004 tsunami, this stranded boat was left in place.
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Tembagapura, Indonesia

Grasberg Mine

This mile-wide crater high in the mountains of Indonesia is the largest gold mine in the world.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Ternate, Indonesia

Ternate Island

The remote island home of the overlooked explorer who co-discovered the theory of evolution by natural selection.
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Kuching, Malaysia

Kuching Cat Museum

Two thousand feline artifacts fill Malaysia's "Cat City."
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North Pontianak, Indonesia

The Equator Monument

This monument marks where the exact middle of the world used to be.
Jennifer Richardson Added by Jennifer Richardson
Ubud, Indonesia

Blanco Renaissance Museum

Visitors to this museum will find architectural oddities, an art gallery, and an unlikely bird sanctuary.
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Ruteng, Indonesia

Spider Web Rice Fields

The unique design was created by the traditional way communal rice paddies were divided among the indigenous people.
siewch Added by siewch
Rajabasa, Indonesia

Anak Krakatau

The second generation of a mighty volcano rises from the sea.
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