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The Nasir al-Mulk mosque in Shiraz, Iran. Photos from Atlas Obscura. 
Thrust into the middle of urban Philadephia is what looks like a great castle, a massive and hauntin
Meteora is a monastery complex in Kalabaka, Greece, perched on rock pillars, once accessible only by
It wasn’t until 1982 that China created its first national park: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. T
Craigievar Castle looks like something from a fairytale. Located in Alford, Scotland, the castle has
The Palace of Mafra is a stunning, massive Baroque and Neoclassical palace-monastery built in 1717 i
From its geothermal natural spas to its museums of witchcraft, Iceland is a fascinating country, and
Fifty thousand bodies are buried in the 37 acres of the Glasgow Necropolis which sits on a hill adja
This Texas cave network is home to some of the world’s most spectacular-looking and bizarrely
While the monument bears a striking resemblance to the Millennium Falcon, this impressive architectu
Hotel Belvédère is an abandoned hotel in the Furka Pass of the Swiss Alps. Once the perfect spot for
The scrubby little kochia plants, otherwise known as summer cypress, are not much to look at for mos
“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from wi
Paris’ beautiful opera house, the Palais Garnier, was built in 1861 and seats almost 2,000 people.
The Ha’iku Stairs, aptly nicknamed the Stairway to Heaven, are a steep climb on the island of Oahu t
It took over seven years and 10,000 craftsman to construct the Hassan II Mosque, but the result is a
A Sunday spent with hot apple cider and the book that lets you explore the strangest, most beautiful
The ruins of Belchite are a haunting place. The old Spanish town found itself on the front lines dur
Scotland’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is free to enter, and has 22 themed galleries holding
Nestled in the thick jungles of Chile’s Huilo Natural Reserve (home to Pudu, the world’s smallest de
An ancient stone fortress used by a king of Sri Lanka as a place to build his palace and hide from h
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