The Royal Rock Tombs at Naqsh-e Rostam, Iran

Naqsh-e Rostam or The Throne of Rustam is an ancient burial site for Persian Kings located 12 km northwest of Persepolis in Fars Province, Iran. There are four tombs carved in the cliffs in cross shapes, all lying about 10-20 meters above the ground. The tombs are said to be those of Darius II, Artaxerxes I, Darius I and Xerxes I. At the Naqsh-e Rostam site there are also some bas-reliefs carved in the rock representing war scenes and royal events. The Kaba-ye Zartosht tower is a cubical structure thought to be either a royal tomb, a calendar or a treasury.

The Ochopee Post Office, Florida | The Smallest Post Office in United States

The Ochopee Post Office is the smallest in the United States. A regular stop on the south Florida tourist circuit. The historical marker at the post office offers up its history. The original Ochopee post office, established in 1932, was housed in a general store. When fire destroyed the store in 1953, Postmaster Sidney H. Brown opened a temporary post office in an irrigation pipe shed on a tomato farm. But temporary became permanent, and the erstwhile pipe shed has been a post office ever since. 

Hoba Meteorite – World's Largest Meteorite

Hoba meteorite is named because it lies on "Hoba West", a farm in the Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. Although it was discovered, the large mass of the huge meteorite has not been removed from its original location. Its main mass is more than 60 tonnes. This makes it the largest meteorite is known in the world and the largest naturally occurring piece of iron on Earth's surface. It is believed that the Hoba meteorite fell more than 80,000 years ago. 

Hoba meteorite | The World's Largest Meteorite in Namibia

Surreal Oil Paintings by Joel Rea

The Australian artist Joel Rea uses oil paint on canvas for in hyper-realistic images depict scenes of men confronting forces of nature, beyond the challenge against the man himself. 31 years old Hyper-realistic Australian artist also defined as a painter of contemporary surrealism. Play with power, with the dualisms of our society, but also with the fragility of life before nature gives us and takes us. Skies, seas and large natural sculptures narrate the existential metaphor of the artist encounter an aesthetic of the sublime. So, landscapes, animals and people in contexts where these spaces and stimuli beyond their control are magnified. He says, "It's so easy to smile when you are winning but I guess in life it's what you do in your darkest hours that are the most interesting because that's where you are really challenged as a person and that's where truth can really come out."

The Uros, Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca, Peru

Uros Floating Islands on the lake of Titicaca, Peru — One of the earliest pre-Inca cultures of Peru. The Uros Island is one of the most famous islands of Lake Titicaca , is located 6 km from the port of Puno and located at a height of about 3,800 meters, is an amazing archipelago of 40 islands of totora, inhabited by the Uros, direct from one of the oldest cultures of the continent descendants. The origin of the town Uro was lost in the labyrinths of history, but presumably descended from Pukinas , one of the oldest communities in South America. The men of this floating community claim to be the owners of the waters of Lake Titicaca. The lake Titicaca is one of the most enigmatic and popular. Natural border between Bolivia and Peru, but, nevertheless, does not freeze due to salinity level, Good size and height. Its deep blue color of because of its depth, reaches 280 meters in some places and its landscape surrounded by mountains make it a wonder of nature. 

The Huka Falls, Pumps over 220,000 litres of water per second

The beautiful Huka Falls are located near Huka Village, a short drive north of Taupo, New Zealand. The Huka Falls are the largest falls on the Waikato River and New Zealand's most visited natural attraction. Fabulous blue-green hues, the Huka Falls are a breathtaking sight to behold. Though not one of New Zealand's highest waterfalls, the Huka Falls pumps over 220,000 liters per second of crystal clear water over its rocky steps, making them one of New Zealand's largest falls.

Huka falls

Ossuary in a Wamba, Church of Santa Maria, Spain

Wamba is a curious town in the region of Montes Torozos, in the province of Valladolid in northern Spain. In the year 672, when it was called Gérticos, it died a fascinating character of Spain history, The Medieval Ossuary in Wamba is in the Church of Santa Maria and contains bones from hundreds of villagers who died between the 12th and 18th centuries. The home of giant collection of bones, and like many other bone churches the original reason for piling the bones up was a simple lack of space remaining in the cemetery. The Visigoth king Recesvinto, And after his death his son Gérticos was crowned as king. Gérticos then renamed as Wamba. It is the only Spanish municipality in whose name the letter appears W. But the name Wamba, also known by singularity. One of the most interesting temples, not only in the province of Valladolid but throughout the Spanish medieval landscape. It is one of the few Romanesque churches of the tenth century, Moorish or restocking, which were built in the surrounding regions of Douro River in the ancient Kingdom of León, thanks to the reconquest by kings and Ordoño II, Alfonso IV and Ramiro II to which many fled Al-Andalus Mozarabic joined.

The Bell Tower of Curon, Italy

Reschensee or Lake Reschen in Italian Lago di Resia and in German Reschensee is an artificial lake in the western portion of South Tyrol, Italy, to be exact at Curon in Val Venosta. The Campanile di Curon " Bell Tower " is a leftover of the old town of Curon. Its striking landmark - a steeple towering from the lake, approximately two kilometers form the border with Austria, and three kilometers from the border with Switzerland. With its capacity of 120 million cubic meters and it is the largest lake in the province. Its surface area of 6.6 km² makes it also the largest lake above one thousand meters in the Alps. It is fed by the Adige, Rojenbach and Karlinbach and drained by the Adige.

The lake is famous for the steeple of a submerged 700 year old church; when the water freezes, this can be reached on foot. A legend says that during winter visitor can still hear church bells ring, but the bells were removed from the tower on 18 July 1950, a week before the demolition of the church nave and the creation of the lake.

The Salt Mine in Bochnia | Artistic Salt Mine in Poland

The Bochnia Salt Mine in Bochnia, Poland is one of the oldest salt mines in the world and the oldest one in Poland. The mine was established between the 12th and 13th centuries after salt was first discovered in Bochnia, which also is consider as a beginning of salt mining at this area (year 1248), and became part of the Royal mining company zupy krakowskie "Kraków salt works". The mine was closed some time after World War I. In 1981 it was declared a heritage monument. Excavated chambers, shafts and passages form an underground town, which is now open to sightseers. The mine shafts measure 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) in length at about 330–468 metres in depth below the surface, at 16 different levels.

Kosciuszko Mound in Kraków, Poland

Kosciuszko Mound "kopiec Kosciuszki" is the most famous mound in Kraków, Poland, raised in 1820-1823. it was erected by Cracovians in memory of the great Polish National hero Tadeusz Kosciuszko. The man-made mound modeled after Kraków's prehistoric mounds of Krak and Wanda. A sinuous path leads to the top, approx. 326 meters or 1,070 ft above sea level, with a panoramic view of the Vistula River and the city. It was completed in November 1823. The location selected for the monument was the natural Blessed Bronislawa Hill "Wzgórze bl. Bronislawy", also known as Sikornik at the height of 34.1 m, situated in the western part of Kraków's Zwierzyniec District. It is one of Kraków's four mounds.

Zero Milestone – Washington, D.C.

Zero Milestone of Washington is based upon The Roman Empire’s Golden Milestone. The Zero Milestone was initially intended to be the place from which all distances in America were measured. The idea was proposed by advocate Dr. S. M. Johnson. It was officially approved on June 7, 1919. He was inspired by this idea by the Forum's Golden Milestone in ancient Rome. A strong supporter of the Good Roads Movement, which advocated for better roads throughout the U.S. in the late 19th and early twentieth centuries, Johnson also saw the Forum as a source of inspiration. 

U995 Submarine | A Ship Museum at Laboe Naval Memorial

The U995 has found its final destination at the Ostsee beach just a few kilometers from Kiel. The Kriegsmarine put 603 submarines of VIIC/41 type into service between 1939 and 1944. It was one of the most important submarine types of the Second World War. From 1943 till 1945 the U 995 fulfilled several missions against allied convoys heading for Murmansk. In 1945 the submarine was captured by the allies and from then it served in the Norwegian navy. The submarine was stricken from Norwegian service in 1965 and the Norwegians offered the German government the boat in for the symbolic price of one Deutsche Mark (about 60 US cents), who turned down the offer, but was saved by the German Navy League, DMB, where its became a museum ship at Laboe Naval Memorial in October 1971.

The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library is the largest building in the world dedicated to the containment and preservation of rare books, manuscripts, and documents. It was designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill and is located in New Haven, Connecticut. Situated on Yale University's Hewitt Quadrangle, the building was designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and completed in 1963. 

Established by a gift of the Beinecke family and given its own endowment, the library is financially independent from the university and is co-governed by the University Library and Yale Corporation. The library's iconic building is scheduled to close for major renovation following Yale University’s commencement ceremonies in May 2015. The renovation will replace the building's mechanical systems and expand its research, teaching, storage, and exhibition capabilities, and should be complete in September 2016. A temporary reading room in Yale's Sterling Memorial Library will provide researchers access to the library’s collections during the renovation.

U.S. Route 50 – Loneliest road in America

U.S. route 50, also known as US 50 or Highway 50, is a major east-west U.S. Highway route that runs just over 3,000 miles (4,800 km) from Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlantic Ocean, to West Sacramento, California. The route passes through mostly deserts and mountains in the Western United States. The section through Nevada is known as "The Loneliest Road in America".

Highway 50

Sewell, Mining Town in The Andes | The City of Stairs, Chile

The mining town of Sewell is located on the slopes of the Andes on Cerro Negro at an altitude of between 2,000 and 2,500 metres. It is 50 miles south of Santiago and 26 miles up the mountain from Rancagua. First called El Teniente, the town was once an isolated copper mine but is now an uninhabited historical site and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has been recognized as a great cultural and architectural work, a unique mountain community that defied the elements and the difficulties to prosper: the only one like it in Chile. Sewell is known as the "city of stairs", housed miners and employees who worked in what was the world's largest underground mine, El Teniente.

Mainshan Mountains, China

Mainshan Mountains, located in central Shanxi Province, central North China. Covering an area of 75 square kilometers, the mountain is a national scenic spot with 14 tourist areas and 400 attractions. Mianshan "Silky Mountain" is noted for its natural scenery, especially for its cultural and religious relics. It is also the birthplace of Qingming Festival "Grave Cleaning Day", which is one of China’s most important traditional festivals and items of intangible cultural heritage.

Ruby Falls, The underground waterfall of United States

Ruby Falls, The underground waterfall located within Lookout Mountain, near Chattanooga, Tennessee in the United States. While at the waterfall guests will marvel at the spectacular light display which takes place in the large vaulted dome room known as “Solomon’s Temple”.  This room is over 145 feet tall and located 1120 feet beneath the surface of Lookout Mountain.  This makes Ruby Falls one of the deepest commercial caves in the country. It collects in a pool in the cave floor and then continues through the mountain until finally joining the Tennessee River at the base of Lookout Mountain.

Image credit Rubyfalls.com

The Walls of Saqsaywaman in Peru

Sacsayhuamán, Saqsaywaman also known as Saksaq Waman, is a walled complex located on the northern slopes of the city of Cusco. It is often described as a fortress since it is enclosed by three slopes and has a series of parallel walls that zigzag and would expose the flanks of invaders. However, archaeologists are unsure of the purpose of Sacsayhuaman and it's possible that it may have been a temple devoted to the worship of the sun or used to form the head of the Puma that Sacsayhuaman and Cusco make when viewed from above.

The winding roads of Zuluk | The Old Silk Route, Sikkim

Zuluk or Dzuluk Located at a height of around 10,100 feet on the rugged terrain of the lower Himalayas in East Sikkim - India, Zuluk / Dzuluk is a small village beside a winding road. A branch of the old Silk Road "2000 years ago" passed over the mountains near Gangtok, and you can follow it still today. It was once a transit point to the historic Silk Route from Tibet (China) to India. It is relatively an emerging and offbeat destination in East Sikkim. This small village accommodates a population of around 700 people. It is the very first village within this whole Silk Route circuit to offer home-stay facilities for tourists. Zuluk itself does not offer views of the snow peaks but only 14 kms away the Thambi View Point offers a panoramic view of the entire Mt. Kanchenjungha range. Zuluk is a hilltop and a transit point within the Silk Route. The road through Zuluk makes almost 32 hairpin turns to reach Lungthung and total of 97 S-curves from Lingthum till Zuluk, which makes it a unique engineering feat. There is a local Nag Temple here. The temple has a cave like structure and the deity of King Cobra or Nag, famous Hindu mythical god is worshipped in the temple. Another great attraction of Zuluk lies in watching the sunrise over Mt. Kanchenjungha and its allied peaks from Thambi View Point (around 14 kms away) at 11,200 feet. The glittering rays of the rising sun kisses the snow clad peak of Mt. Kanchenjungha, which slowly turns crimson and then golden and finally silver.

Covered Bridge in Lovech | A Romantic Hideway in Bulgaria

The Covered Bridge in the town of Lovech, Bulgaria. The name comes from an old Bulgarian word meaning "River City". The bridge crosses the Osam River, connecting the old "Varosha" and new town parts of Lovech, being possibly the most recognisable symbol of the town. After the bridge that then served the town was almost completely destroyed by a flood in 1872, the local police chief ordered the famous Bulgarian master builder Kolyu Ficheto to construct a new one. Ficheto personally chose the material for the wooden bridge. Each citizen of Lovech contributed to the building process, the poorer ones working themselves and the wealthier donating money and paying other workers. Building completed in 1874.

The Frightful Pathway | Congost de Mont-Rebei

The Frightful pathway between Catalonia and Aragon, Spain, the River Noguera Ribagorcana passes through the Serra del Montsec mountain system, creating a beautiful hiking destination called Congost de Mont-Rebei.

The vertigo footbridges of Montfalcó

The Dead Sea Mud Bath

You heard many times about the high salinity of the Dead Sea, but you still not tried it, you wonder what the real experience of immersion in these waters. So today we are talking about how people feels to float in the Dead Sea and then take a mud bath, an unforgettable experience that can live on a trip to Israel. A mud bath is a bath of mud, commonly from areas where hot spring water can combine with volcanic ash. Mud baths have existed for thousands of years, and can be found now in high-end spas in many countries of the world. The Dead Sea at 423 metres (or 1,388 feet below sea level, is the lowest point on the earth and is known in Hebrew as Yam Hamelach or the Sea of Salt due to its high saline concentration. In fact, it is the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. As its name would suggest, no living thing can survive in these waters. Still, the lake offers many therapeutic treatments for any number of skin ailments, and attracts up to one million visitors annually. This is the ancient natural spa site has it all.

Bookstore Inside the Church of Maastricht, Netherlands

Selexyz Dominicanen - a store created from a merger between the town's Bergman's bookshop, the Academische Boekhandel, and the Dutch Selexyz bookshop chain - is housed in the thrilling setting of a 13th-century Dominican church. This haunting building was once part of a friary knocked about over the centuries by various invading armies. Right up until last Christmas, in possibly its strangest incarnation, it was being used by the citizens of Maastricht as a glorious, or possibly inglorious, indoor bike pound. As for the Dominicans, they were driven out by Napoleon in 1794. After a brief spell as a parish church, this magnificent Gothic prayer hall - it has no tower or transepts, in keeping with the rules of the clerical order that built it - was turned into nothing holier than a warehouse.

Most beautiful bookshop in the world,The Dominicans' church, Maastricht-The Netherlands.

Flea Market in Brussels, Belgium

Flea Markets in Brussels, Belgium for lovers of art and antiques. — If there is any place where you can meet the real soul of Brussels, this is the flea market Jeu de Balle. Dozens of small stalls are set on the famous square Marolles district, just steps from the Sablon district, known for its antique shops. It is ideal for history lovers destination, architecture and art. Flea market, antiques, collections, !!! in a very typical and friendly atmosphere in Brussels, 365 days a year!

São Bento Railway Station, Portugal

São Bento Railway Station is located in the city of Porto, in Portugal. Inaugurated in 1916, the historical station is known for its tile "azulejo" panels that depict scenes of the History of Portugal. It is located in the Almeida Garret Square, in the centre of the city. It remains in regular use as a railway station, served by trains operated by Comboios de Portugal. The interior walls of the station are lined with a large mosaic made with about 20,000 tiles, they're the work of artist Jorge Colaço date from 1905–1916, the first tiles were put up on 13 August 1905. These tiles represent with striking drawings, historical scenes of Portugal, as well as illustrations chronologically the evolution of transportation and some everyday scenes of the city.

Perito Moreno Glacier, Argentina

The Perito Moreno Glacier or Glaciar Perito Moreno is a glacier located in the Los Glaciares National Park in southwest Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of Argentina's most popular attractions. There seems to have a whole other sense of scale in Patagonia, and Glaciar Perito Moreno is a prime example. It's one of the largest glaciers not only in Los Glaciares National Park but in South America. Of course, part of the beauty of the glacier is that it's constantly changing and unlike just about every other glacier in the world, this one is swelling and growing steadily - rather than receding - at a rate of up to 7 feet a day, not counting the massive chunks of ice that fall off the façade into the Canal de los Tempanos as well.

Perito Moreno Glacier, El Calafate, Argentina. Image credit Ray Sorin

Passage du Gois | A Submersible Causeway In France

Imagine living on an island and the only road that connects it to the mainland and its filled with water every time the tide. This is what happened to them once the French residing in the island. Passage du Gois is a submersible causeway in the Bay of Bourgneuf, linking the island of Noirmoutier to the mainland in the department of Vendée, in France. In 1971 a bridge was built to cross the 700 meter gap between the Ile de Noirmoutier and the mainland, before that there were only two ways to reach the island, either by boat or via the Passage du Gois. This uneven stone paved causeway was first used during the XVI century as the Baie de Bourgneuf gradually silted up. Today the causeway attracts thousands of visitors a year to watch the twice daily, it remains flooded under 1.3 to 4 meters of water and cannot be used  and uncovering of the 4.5 kilometres of road as it miraculously appears from the sea during the ebbing tide. Visitors come to walk, cycle or drive across the Gois (from the local patois "goiser" meaning to wade), the locals also come to fish 'by foot', especially at low spring tides when the vast expanses of sand which are rich in all manner of shell fish are exposed.

Split Apple Rock | Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand

Split Apple Rock is a geological rock formation, Located in the turquoise hues of the Tasman Sea in Abel Tasman National Park on the South Island of New Zealand, sits the unique rock formation known as Split Apple Rock. Made of granite, it is in the shape of an apple which has been cut in half. It is a popular tourist attraction in the waters of the Tasman Sea approximately 50 metres off the coast between Kaiteriteri and Marahau. Abel Tasman is the smallest of national parks throughout New Zealand covering an area of approximately 22,530 hectares. A beautiful place to explore full of stunning beaches, granite cliffs, native forests and breathtaking scenery with a mild climate making it an excellent place to visit any time throughout the year.

Spotted Lake, Canadian town of Osoyoos

Spotted Lake also known as Kliluk lake, is one of the major natural attractions in Canada. It is located about 100 km. east of Vancouver, close to the border with the United States and owes its peculiar aspect to the high concentration of many different materials such as magnesium sulfate, calcium and sodium sulphate minerals. But it is in summer when the sun evaporates water volume of the lake, where it offers its most spectacular image.

The One Pillar Pagoda, Hanoi

The One Pillar Pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple, in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. It is regarded alongside the Perfume Temple, as one of Vietnam's two most iconic temples. The Pagoda is among a small artificial lake, surrounded by green gardens where trees and a couple of wooden benches are perfect allies to regain strength. This small and curious Buddhist temple is unique in the world, since its structure, inspired by the Lotus, has not been replicated in any other city in the world. What has led to this Pagoda to become one of the icons of the city of Hanoi. 

Strokkur Geyser, Iceland

Strokkur is a fountain geyser in the geothermal area beside the Hvítá River in Iceland in the southwest part of the country; it is located near the capital Reykjavik, Strokkur one of the most famous active iceland geyser and European country. Its name comes from the Icelandic word churn, "milk." It often erupts every five to eight minutes, which has become attractive tourism in Iceland. The average height of each eruption fluctuates between 15-20 meters, although there have been sometimes when it has reached 40 meters in height. 

Strokkur, A Geyser Beginning To Erupt.