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Mont Saint-Michel, France

Mont Saint-Michel

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Added by IanWhalen
Tatebayashi-shi, Japan

Morin-ji Temple

This temple is steeped in local folklore involving a teakettle and a raccoon dog.
KoinuSensei Added by KoinuSensei
Yemen

Socotra Island

The most alien-looking place on Earth.
tralfamadore Added by tralfamadore
Aba, China

Huanglong Travertine Pools

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.
serflac Added by serflac
Datong, China

Hanging Temple of Hengshan

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.
Josh Added by Josh
Kassel, Germany

Walter De Maria's Vertical Earth Kilometer

A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.
jamesb Added by jamesb
Kassel, Germany

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Allison Added by Allison
Eisenach, Germany

Wartburg Castle

The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.
Added by Reisevogel1981
Woodstock, Vermont

Five Elm Arches

An artist sees trees as a medium for sculpture.
Sarah Laskow Added by Sarah Laskow
Gwynedd, Wales

Ash Dome

The artist David Nash planted a circle of trees in 1977.
Sarah Laskow Added by Sarah Laskow
Nagold, Germany

Platanenkubus

A German town is growing a building out of trees.
Sarah Laskow Added by Sarah Laskow
Nentershausen, Germany

Naturbauten Park

At this unusual park, domes, ladders, chairs, and more are made from trees.
Sarah Laskow Added by Sarah Laskow
Syracuse, New York

Tree of 40 Fruit

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Meikleour Beech Hedges

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.
Added by jondhunter
West Sumatra, Indonesia

Jembatan Akar

This Sumatran root bridge took almost 30 years to knit itself together.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Lyon, France

Jardin Rosa Mir

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.
serflac Added by serflac
La Pobla de Lillet, Spain

Artigas Gardens

Famed architect Antoni Gaudi built this generous thank you gift to a friendly host who housed him during a job.
serflac Added by serflac
Mill Valley, California

Headlands Center for the Arts

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.
Added by maidensharon
Mill Valley, California

Nature Friends Tourist Club

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."
Claymore Added by Claymore
Goseck, Germany

Goseck Circle

A Neolithic celestial calendar standing in a nondescript wheat field.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Munich, Germany

Filmtheater Sendlinger Tor

This century-old cinema house has a marquee that has been hand painted by a single man for over 25 years.
Added by jhavenhill
Munich, Germany

Rathaus-Glockenspiel

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Berlin, Germany

Bahnhof Berlin Zoologischer Garten

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Italy

Cattedrale Vegetale (Tree Cathedral)

Natural cathedral designed by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri.
ronin Added by ronin