James Bond Island, also known as Khao Phing Kan, is a unique and famous tourist destination located in the Phang Nga Bay of Thailand. This iconic island is known for its 66-foot tall vertical pillar of rock that rises from the shallow waters, which is wider at the top than it is at the bottom….
The Kunsthofpassage in Dresden, Germany features a unique and entertaining Funnel Wall in the Neustadt student district. As rain begins to fall, the colorful drain and gutter system transforms into a musical instrument. The Courtyard of Elements is one of the many works of art in the Kunsthofpassage series, created by apartment tenants as an…
The Island of the Dolls, or Isla de las Munecas, is a small, remote island located just 28 kilometers south of Mexico City. Despite its close proximity to the bustling city, the island has become known for its eerie and macabre legend, attracting curious visitors from all over the world. The legend of Island of…
Astronauts love gazing at the Eye of the Sahara from space, where it resembles a 40 km-wide flying saucer landing site. In reality, it’s just the remains of a dome that’s taken 100 million years to erode. This circular feature in the Sahara Desert of Mauritania, with a diameter of almost 30 miles, has caught…
Breaking the monotony of flat agricultural areas of the Pampas, Argentina, this guitar is shaped entirely of trees. Spanning 2/3 of a mile, this multi-colored instrument was built by the farmer Pedro Martín Ureta to commemorate his wife who passed away at 25. Graciela, Ureta’s wife, once suggested they carve a design into their fields…
Lake Sørvágsvatn is a 3.4 square kilometer lake located in the Faroe Islands. With an optical illusion that appears to be floating above the ocean, this lake is larger than the second largest lake in the archipelago, Fjallavatn. Despite the illusion that the lake is high above the ocean, the elevation difference is only 30…
The Netherlands has 66+ wildlife crossings, including overpasses and ecoducts, to protect endangered European badgers and other species such as wild boar, red deer, and roe deer. The Veluwe, a 1,000 km² nature area in NW Europe, has 9 ecoducts, 50m wide on average, that allow wildlife to cross highways. The first two ecoducts on…
Mada’in Saleh, also known as al-Hijr and Hegra, is a fascinating archaeological site located in the Arabian Peninsula, halfway between Petra and Mecca. It was once the second city of the Nabateans, an ancient Middle Eastern people who became wealthy through trade between southern Arabia and the Jordan Valley. The Nabateans are most famous for…
