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Mexico City, Mexico

'Las Razas y La Cultura' Mural

This stunning and ethereal mural symbolizes the beauty, unity, and diversity of humankind.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Mexico City, Mexico

Mask of the Bat God

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Port Renfrew, British Columbia

Avatar Grove

This patch of old-growth forest is home to Canada's gnarliest tree.
Added by pacificbookworm
Počitelj, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Old Town Počitelj

This fortified town dating back to the 1400s is often described as an open-air museum and is a protected National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Added by arturmaiap
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Cascata Diamantina (Diamantina Waterfall)

A hidden and beautiful waterfall in middle of one of the biggest urban forests of the world.
Added by bepoltronieri
Saint Charles, Idaho

Minnetonka Cave

Idaho’s largest, deepest limestone cave is known for its quirky rock formations and bat population.
Added by traceywilson
Malton, England

Jet Bear

This small figurine of a bear tells us a lot about the value of jewels and funerary practices in Roman Britannia.
linkogecko Added by linkogecko
Hagerman, Idaho

Hagerman Fossil Beds

An ordinary rancher stumbled upon one of the world’s largest collections of Pliocene horse fossils.
Added by traceywilson
Fujisawa, Japan

Tatsunokuchi Execution Grounds

A major Japanese execution ground site from the Middle Ages.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Cuilapam de Guerrero, Mexico

Princess Donají Tomb

This abandoned convent keeps the tomb of a legendary beheaded princess.
Mario Yair TS Added by Mario Yair TS
Devon, England

Hollowcombe Bottom

The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.
Brainfreeze Added by Brainfreeze
Devon, England

Wistman's Wood

This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Eglwyswrw, Wales

Carn Goedog

This rocky outcrop served as a quarry for some of the bluestones that sit at the center of Stonehenge.
Added by 5beasts
Kilmartin, Scotland

Kilmartin Glen Prehistoric Monuments

This collection of Neolithic monuments make up one of The U.K.'s richest archeological landscapes.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
San Agustín Etla, Mexico

La Planta (Power Plant)

Pause in an abandoned hydroelectric station, now overrun with wildlife, to consider a thought-provoking poem.
larissahayden Added by larissahayden
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Bock Casemates

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.
Added by graknil
Port Townsend, Washington

Starrett House

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.
Added by christiandandrews
Ston, Croatia

Walls of Ston

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.
atimian Added by atimian
Drače, Croatia

Edivo Vina Winery

Dive for drinks at Croatia's first and only underwater winery.
lukefater Added by lukefater
Oxford, Massachusetts

Oxford Huguenot Fort

Solitary stone structures and a tale of tragedy are all that remains of a historic settlement built by French Protestant refugees.
TheDiscoveryService Added by TheDiscoveryService
Novakovići, Montenegro

Medieval Slavic Cemetery

A scattered cemetery of medieval tombstones, each carved with indivdual patterns and scenes, overlooking a bright blue lake.
HarryN Added by HarryN
Wilderness, South Africa

Smokkelhuis

A vast and varied antique and vintage collection that borders on museum status.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Salisbury, England

Mummified Hand at the Haunch of Venison

The twice-stolen hand of an alleged card cheat, with its final set of playing cards.
Added by ccat
Morioka, Japan

Grave of Princess Centipede

Legend says that a swarm of centipedes and snakes once crawled out of the tomb of this cursed princess.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden