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Sagada, Philippines

Hanging Coffins of Sagada

Hundreds of wooden coffins dangle from cliffs and caves in the Philippines.
Pasil, Philippines

Sulfur Hills of Pasil

This steaming, yellow-tinged landscape is filled with sulfur-encrusted volcanic vents.
Bontoc, Philippines

Kaman-utek Blue Soil

Hues of distinctive blue to bluish-green color the slopes of these hills.
Sagada, Philippines

Lumiang Cave

This burial cave houses around 100 ancient coffins, neatly stacked to form a massive wall.
Mildam, Netherlands

Ecokathedraal

Nestled in the woods lies this land art project: a hybrid between park, maze and natural monument.
Hilversum, Netherlands

Wolfsdreuvik

A monument hidden in the woods built in 1938 as a getaway for a Dutch museum curator.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Electric Ladyland: The Museum of Fluorescent Art

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.
Peru

Choquequirao, Peru

White llama terraces dazzle in Peru's "other Machu Picchu."
Poland

Moving Sand Dunes

These massive moving sand dunes have swallowed an entire village and are still on the run.
kłodzki, Poland

Błędne Skały

Naturally formed rock city in Poland.
Krakow, Poland

Liban Quarry

The unsettling remnants of a torn down movie set lies nearby the ruined location of the actual Płaszów Labor Camp.
Walbrzych, Poland

Książ Castle

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.
Wieliczka, Poland

Wieliczka Salt Mine

An underground city of salt.
Gryfino, Poland

Crooked Forest

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
Chachapoyas, Peru

Pozo de Yanayacu

This well held a sacred source of water supposedly unleashed from the barren rocks by a wizard-like archbishop.
Moche, Peru

Huaca de la Luna

The outside of this exposed Moche pyramid is covered with striking colorful adobe friezes.
Peru

Aramu Muru

An abandoned Incan construction project left behind a mysterious "doorway."
Zaña, Peru

The Not-So-Abandoned Town of Zaña

After an epic flood washed away its enslavers, this city has been part ghost town, part cultural wildcard for the past three centuries.
Mariscal Cáceres Province, Peru

Gran Pajaten

These delicate ruins need more tourists to keep them from fading away.
Lima, Peru

Bosque el Olivar (Olive Grove Forest)

A pretty park of over 1,600 olive trees that grew from just three saplings brought over from Spain.
Huallin, Peru

Huascarán National Park

The highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.
Callahuanca, Peru

Marcahuasi Ruins

A mysterious pre-Incan ruin believed to have miraculous healing powers.
Lima, Peru

Huaca Pucllana

This stone complex marks the urban center of a lost civilization.
Tambopata, Peru

Chuncho Macaw Clay Lick

The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.