This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.

This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.

The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.

A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.

Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.

An abandoned tuberculosis hospital said to be haunted by the patients who died within its walls.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

An honorary saint of the people, Maria Adelaide became an incorrupt corpse, the clothes intact, exhaling “a strong scent of roses.”

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.