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Victoria Falls, Zambia

Devil's Swimming Pool

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.
Mirny, Russia

Mir Diamond Mine

The world's second-largest excavated hole.
Haleyville, Alabama

Alabama's Natural Bridge

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.
Peru

Q'eswachaka Rope Bridge

Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.
Pripyat, Ukraine

Abandoned City of Pripyat

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
New Orleans, Louisiana

Abandoned Jazzland

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.
Key Biscayne, Florida

Neptune Memorial Reef

An underwater city for the dead.
Guatemala City, Guatemala

Great Guatemalan Sinkhole

An enormous, 30-story-deep hole in the middle of Guatemala City.
Belize

The Crystal Maiden of the Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.
Belize

Great Blue Hole

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

Mammoth Cave

The world's longest known cave system.
Postojna, Slovenia

Postojna Caves

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.
Averøy, Norway

Atlantic Road

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.
Potter, Nebraska

Sioux Army Depot

Storage units with a wartime past.
Bled, Slovenia

Bled Island and Castle

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Guilin, China

Yangshuo and Moon Hill

A natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.
New Delhi, India

Iron Pillar of Delhi

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.
Wierschem, Germany

Eltz Castle - Burg Eltz

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
El Salvador

Joya de Ceren

A Mayan village preserved for centuries in volcanic ash.
Brownsville, Texas

Resaca De La Palma State Park

The water in this preserved area spawns vegetation that gives it a deep green color.
Kunming, China

Shilin Stone Forest

270 million year-old forest of stone.
Vienna, Austria

Gasometer Town

Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.
Skamania, Washington

The Ape Cave

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.