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Wieliczka, Poland

Wieliczka Salt Mine

An underground city of salt.
Wiltshire, England

Stonehenge

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Berlin, Germany

Berlin Botanical Garden

Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.
Berlin, Germany

Pergamon Museum

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Balestrino, Italy

Balestrino Ghost Village

Abandoned medieval hill town.
Dzitnup, Mexico

Cenote Xkeken

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.
Saturnia, Italy

Terme di Saturnia

Geothermal waterfalls in Tuscany.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland

Fingal's Cave

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Yamanouchi, Japan

Jigokudani Monkey Park

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Jaipur, India

Hanuman’s Temple

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.
Roubaix, France

La Piscine

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.
London, England

Growing Underground

The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.
Vieques, Puerto Rico

Mosquito Bay

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.
Dachau, Germany

Dachau Concentration Camp

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
London, England

Darwin Centre Spirit Collection

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.
London, England

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

Abstract dinosaur models in London.
Xuân Trạch, Vietnam

Hang Son Doong

World's largest cave was only discovered in 1991, and now offers tours to the public.
Cahuita, Costa Rica

Aviarios del Caribe: Sloth Sanctuary

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.
Musanze, Rwanda

Dian Fossey's Grave

Burial site of the world's most widely known researcher on the endangered mountain gorilla.
Denizli, Turkey

Pamukkale Water Terraces

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.
Cheddar, England

The Cheddar Man and Cannibals Museum

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.
London, England

Finch and Co Antiques

English antique dealers with a taste for the unusual.
Cobham, England

Painshill Park Follies

Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.
Tambon Chiang Haeo, Thailand

Red Lotus Lake

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.