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Paris, France

Le Défenseur du Temps (The Defender of Time)

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.
Freeport, Maine

The Desert of Maine

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.
Rajsamand, India

The Great Wall of India

The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.
Cody, Wyoming

Smith Mansion

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.
Nariño, Colombia

Las Lajas Sanctuary

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.
Lalibela, Ethiopia

Bete Giyorgis of Lalibela

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.
Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal

The Village of Monsanto

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
Suzhou, China

Professor Dalin's Museum of Sex

9,000 years of carnal history is on display at China's original Museum of Sex.
Tarragona, Spain

Pont del Diable

Stunning Roman aqueduct used for 1900 years and still standing.
Philippines

Vulcan Point

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.
Australia

Lake Hillier

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
Yonaguni, Japan

Yonaguni-jima Kaitei Chikei (Yonaguni Monument)

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?
Rufisque, Senegal

Lake Retba

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.
Singapore

Singapore's Rooftop Pool

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.
Puerto Río Tranquilo, Chile

Marble Caves of Chile Chico

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.
Fort Bragg, California

Glass Beach

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Ica, Peru

Huacachina

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.
Saturnia, Italy

Terme di Saturnia

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.
Takaka, New Zealand

Te Waikoropupu Springs

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.
Morocco

Sidi Boulfdail

Sleepy fishing port not included on many maps.
Palos de la Frontera, Spain

Rio Tinto (Red River)

Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland

Fingal's Cave

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Derawar, Pakistan

Derawar Fort

Massive fortress bastions in the desert of Cholistan.
Rangalifinolhu, Maldives

Ithaa Undersea Restaurant

An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.