48 Strange & Mysterious Places you should know before die

1. Kata Tjuta (Australia)Australie Red Center Kata Tjutas Olgas [ Photo by Bruno.Menetrier / public domain ]


2. Uluru (Australia)Dawn view of Uluru (Ayers Rock) with Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) in background [ Photo by Leonard G. / public domain ]

3. Caracol (Belize)Caracol Panorama [ Photo by Pgbk87 / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]

4. Tiwanaku (Bolivia)The Gateway of the Sun from the Tiwanku civilization in Bolivia [ Photo by Mhwater / public domain ]

5. El Fuerte de Samaipata (Bolivia)Overview of the carved rock at Fuerte de Samaipata [ Photo by Mjtimber / public domain ]

6. Christ the Redeemer (Brazil)Cristo Redentor statue on top of Corcovado, a mountain towering over Rio de Janeiro. In the background the Ipanema and Leblon beaches separate the lagoon from the Atlantic Ocean. [ Photo by Klaus with K / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]



7. Kyaiktiyo (Myanmar)Golden Rock near Kyaikto, Myanmar [ Photo by Ralf-André Lettau / free for use ]



8. Bagan (Myanmar)Bagan, Myanmar. Bagan became a central powerbase of the mid 11th century King Anawrahta who unified Burma under Theravada Buddhism. [ Photo by Yoyolise / CC BY 2.5 ]
9. Banteay Srei (Cambodia)Banteay Srei in Angkor, Cambodia [ Photo by Tsui / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
10. Temple of Heaven (China)The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. April，2010 [ Photo by Charlie fong / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
11. Mogao Caves (China)Mogao Caves [ Photo by Yaohua2000 / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
12. Leshan Giant Buddha (China)A full view of the Giant Buddha Statue of Leshan, Sichuan, China [ Photo by Ariel Steiner / CC BY-SA 2.5 ]
13. Tombs of the Kings (Cyprus)Tombs of the Kings (Paphos) [ Photo by Mgiganteus1 / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]



14. Easter Island (Chile)Ahu Tongariki on Easter Island. These moai were restored in the 1990's by a Japanese research team after a cyclone knocked them over in the 1960's. [ Photo by Ian Sewell (IanAndWendy.com) / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
15. Karnak (Egypt)Karnak – Salle hypostyle [ Photo by Kurohito / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
16. Ramesseum (Egypt)Mortuary Temple of Rameses II – The Ramasseum [ Photo by Steve F-E-Cameron / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
17. Colossi of Memnon (Egypt)Pharaoh Amenhotep III's Sitting Colossi of Memnon statues at Luxor, Egypt. [ Photo by Than217 / CC BY 3.0 ]
18. Giza Necropolis (Egypt)The Giza-pyramids and outskirts of Giza, Egypt [ Photo by Robster1983 / public domain ]
19. Great Sphinx of Giza (Egypt)Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt. [ Photo by Barcex / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
20. Lalibela (Ethiopia)Bete Giyorgis, the Church of St. George, in Lalibela, Ethiopia. [ Photo by Jialiang Gao www.peace-on-earth.org / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
21. Tikal (Guatemala)Temple I on The Great Plaza and North Acropolis seen from Temple II in Tikal, Guatemala, just after noon during the Mayan mid-winter/winter solstice/new year celebrations [ Photo by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
22. Temple of Hephaestus (Greece)Temple of Hephaestus (South side), Ancient Agora, Athens, Greece. [ Photo by Barcex / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
23. Temple of Olympian Zeus (Greece)Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens [ Photo by Marcok di it.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 2.5 ]
24. Ajanta Caves (India)Ajanta caves, Maharashtra [ Photo by Soman / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
25. Elephanta Caves (India)One of the many lingam shrines in Elephanta caves complex. This one is located in the main hall of cave number 1. [ Photo by Sivaraj / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
26. Borobudur (Indonesia)Borobudur stupas overlooking a mountain. For centuries, it was deserted [ Photo by Heaven's Army / CC BY 3.0 ]
27. Persepolis (Iran)Gate of All Nations, Persepolis – Iran. [ Photo by Ggia / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
28. Chogha Zanbil (Iran)Choghazanbil Ziggurat, Iran. [ Photo by Zereshk / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
29. Mellifont Abbey (Ireland)Mellifont Abbey 13th century lavabo [ Photo by Brholden / public domain ]
30. Skellig Michael (Ireland)Skellig Michael, an island 12 km west of County Kerry in Ireland. [ Photo by Gdr / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
31. Rock of Cashel (Ireland)The tower at Cashel [ Photo by Russ Hamer / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
32. Croagh Patrick (Ireland)The summit cairn The 'unofficial' summit of Croagh Patrick [ Photo by Bob Shires / CC BY-SA 2.0 ]
33. Al Khazneh (Jordan)Petra is an extraordinary archaeological site in southwestern Jordan, lying on the slope of Mount Hor in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. [ Photo by Rcastino / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
34. Jerash (Jordan)General view of the cardo maximus of Jerash, Jordan [ Photo by Bernard Gagnon / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
35. Tyre, Lebanon (Lebanon)The fantastic remains of the ancient Triumphal Arch in Tyre, Lebanon. [ Photo by David Bjorgen / CC BY-SA 2.5 ]
36. Baalbek (Lebanon)Temple of Bacchus [ Photo by BlingBling10 / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
37. Palenque (Mexico)Ruins of Palenque [ Photo by Jan Harenburg / CC BY 3.0 ]
38. Uxmal (Mexico)Pyramid of the Magician, Uxmal, Yucantan [ Photo by Sybz / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
39. Chichen Itza (Mexico)The Castle (El Castillo) at the World Heritage Site Chichen Itza. [ Photo by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
40. Machu Picchu (Peru)Machu Picchu's sunset panorama [ Photo by Martin St-Amant / CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED.FR ]
41. Ring of Brodgar (Scotland)ring of brodgar [ Photo by Paddy Patterson from Ayr, Scotland / CC BY 2.0 ]
42. Apamea (Syria)Cardo maximus of, Syria [ Photo by Bernard Gagnon / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
43. Dura-Europos (Syria)Dura – Europos, Syria – the temple of Bel [ Photo by Heretiq / CC BY-SA 2.5 ]
44. Bosra (Syria)Roman theatre in Bosra, Syria. [ Photo by Georgios / free for use ]
45. Carthage (Tunisia)Thermes of Antoninus Pius, Carthage [ Photo by BishkekRocks / public domain ]
46. Akdamar Island (Turkey)Church of the Holy Cross on Aghtamar Island, lake Van. [ Photo by Mightier than the sword / public domain ]
47. Library of Celsus (Turkey)The Celsius Library in the ancient city of Ephesus, Turkey. [ Photo by Djenan Kozic / CC BY-SA 3.0 ]
48. Mỹ Sơn (Vietnam)My Son temple detail. [ Photo by AJ Oswald / CC BY-SA 2.0 ]