Final resting place for hundreds of prisoners of war.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.

Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

A remote coral island with a gristly history of shipwreck, battles, and a horrendous war crime.

The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

Eternal flame said to be a Hindu Goddesses fiery tounge.

Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.

This hilltop warren of monastic dwellings is the result of centuries worth of Mongol attacks.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

Rare signs of the former Soviet Union in the Caribbean, though not where you'd expect them.

Looking like nothing more than a cartoon deserted island, this tiny sandbar is home only to a single umbrella.

Starting with nothing more than discarded conch shells, one man has built an island/bar that would make Jimmy Buffet jealous.

A Singapore shrine to an unnamed German girl who has become a local deity.

Denmark's famous pseudo-hill.

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.

The world's largest Tibetan refugee settlement.