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Lalibela, Ethiopia

Bete Giyorgis of Lalibela

An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.
Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt

End of the World Cinema

An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.
Sofia Perpetua Added by Sofia Perpetua
Diamer District, Pakistan

Fairy Meadows

A place as enchanting as the journey to reach it is harrowing.
Added by Tawsam
Derawar, Pakistan

Derawar Fort

Massive fortress bastions in the desert of Cholistan.
Added by Tawsam
Shinile, Ethiopia

Hadar Archaeological Site

The skeletal remains of the famous hominid "Lucy" were found at this spot.
Added by barclaybailey
Dara Adamkhel, Pakistan

Darra Adam Khel

A city entirely devoted to illegal gun production.
Added by Tawsam
Jamshoro District, Pakistan

Ranikot Fort

The Great Wall of Sindh, Pakistan's mighty fort.
Added by Tawsam
Karachi, Pakistan

Mumtaz Begum

For more than 40 years this Barnum-inspired half-fox, half-woman has been telling fortunes from her cage in a Pakistani zoo.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Thatta, Pakistan

Makli Hill

One of the largest necropolises in the world is home to a stunning array of historic Middle Eastern tombs.
Added by Tawsam
Alexandria, Egypt

The Lost City of Heracleion

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Timperley, England

Frank Sidebottom Statue

A statue honoring Frank Sidebottom, a beloved cartoon figure from Timperley.
nicmcg Added by nicmcg
Lopar, Croatia

Goli Otok

The only gulag ever to exist in socialist Yugoslavia.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Delos, Greece

The Temple of Dionysos

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.
emdrichardson Added by emdrichardson
Mikonos, Greece

Terrace of the Lions

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.
philoursmars Added by philoursmars
Kea Kithnos, Greece

Lion of Kea

This smily stone feline is meant to represent a mythical lion that almost destroyed the island of Kea.
Added by mdschill
Spetses, Greece

The Neith of Spetses

Overlooking the harbor is a beautiful neglected mansion guarded by two Egyptian sphinxes.
gus619USA Added by gus619USA
London, England

Queen Caroline's Bath

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.
AmunyAnkhesenra Added by AmunyAnkhesenra
Cortenova, Italy

Villa de Vecchi

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.
Emily Linstrom Added by Emily Linstrom
Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Gearrannan Blackhouse Village

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.
Added by dmonbman
Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California

San Nicolas Island

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, France

Fontevraud Abbey

Guests can stay at a hotel in the former French abbey where lie the tombs of King Henry II and King Richard the Lionheart.
Added by Diviciac
Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies, France

Helice Terrestre Trogolodyte Tunnels

Beautiful carved tunnels.
serflac Added by serflac
Schipkau, Germany

Bagger 258: The "Blue Wonder"

The industrial monstrosity known as Bagger 258 is a colossal mining machine built in the DDR - but now left for dead in a German field.
Darmon Richter Added by Darmon Richter
Halbe, Germany

Tropical Islands Resort

It's always summer at the beach inside this former airship hangar.
Allison Added by Allison