Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

Death road of Bolivia.

Is it an island or a volcano? That question probably explains why it's uninhabited.

Thanks to this small string of islands World War II still hasn't officially ended between Russia and Japan.

Natural earth mounds formed in the far north.

An isolated dive site teeming with cnidarians.

The world's most remote permanent settlement on an active volcano.

One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

Japan and South Korea both lay claim to islands inhabited by one woman.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

An unexpected desert oasis in South America.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.