Stefan Glowacz and Uli Theinert on the way to climb a Manpupuner rock formation located north of the Ural mountains in the Troitsko-Pechorsky District, Komi Republic, Russia on February 17, 2013. (Klaus Fengler/Red Bull Content Pool) Hidden in a remote area of Russia's Komi Republic, in the northern Ural mountains, the mysterious Manpupunerrock formations tower over 200 feet the northern Siberian landscape. The seven gigantic stone pillars, formed and sculpted by the weathering effects of ice and winds, are considered...

The abandoned Garman Opera House in Bellefonte, Penn. (Matthew Christopher) The Garman Opera House, once home to vaudeville when it opened in 1890, is now nothing but a pile of bricks after it was demolished in January of this year. But photographer and urban explorer Matthew Christopher was able to capture photos of the abandoned Victorian-era theater in Bellefonte, Penn. before it was torn down. Christopher says the theater, the restaurant in its basement and the hotel next door, were...

Amelia Earhart in the cockpit. (Amelia Earhart Project) As the world grapples with the baffling disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370, perhaps the most famous missing plane mystery in history will soon get a second chance – and this time, with ahappy ending. That is, if 30-year-old pilot Amelia R. Earhart has anything to say about it. You read that right: Amelia Rose Earhart was named after the famed aviator who vanished on her first attempt at a female-piloted flight...

Machu Picchu was recognized as a World Wonder in 2007. (Cris Bournocle/AFP/Getty Images) It has survived centuries of conquest, earthquakes, extreme weather and mudslides, but the historic sanctuary of Machu Picchuin Peru is facing a new kind of threat: nude tourists. A pair of Canadian streakers were arrested on Wednesday after they were caught taking nude photos at the site of the ancient Incan ruins, located 7,970 ft above sea level, in the eastern slopes of the Andes. The arrest...

The 'End of the World' cinema, located in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, January 2010. (Kaupo Kikkas/HotSpot /Landov) A movie theater is probably the last thing anyone would expect to see in the Sinai Desert, where temperatures can reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer, but that’s just what Estonian photographer Kaupo Kikkas discovered during a trip with his friends. Kikkas, who has been to the Sinai Desert five times, was on his way back to Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt...

The 'Phantasy Fairytale' underwater art exhibition at LIME Spa at Huvafen Fushi in the Maldives. (Per AQUUM) What’s the best way to view an exhibit that features portraits of various underwater scenes? Deep below the sea, of course. Two of Per AQUUM’s luxury resorts in the Maldives are showcasing artist Andreas Franke’s “Phantasy Fairytale” exhibit below the Indian Ocean for its guests to view at the resort’s various underwater viewing windows. At the NIYAMA resort the submerged gallery can be...

You may expect sand when you think about a desert, but the Devil’s Golf Course in the Mojave Desert within Death Valley National Park, considered the hottest place on earth and the driest place in North America, has a floor of strange, solid shapes. It is a salt pan, a huge, dried-up lakebed that stretches about 40 miles. The salt pan was the site of Lake Manly, which reached depths of 600 feet, according to Amusing Planet. As climates changed,...

After enduring months of one of the coldest, snowiest winters in recent memory, some Americans can't wait for spring and summer. But it looks like even with spring on the way, the weather might not warm upimmediately. For those sick of snow, slush and winter parkas, think about taking a vacation to Baia do Sancho, a beach on an island to the northeast of the Brazilian mainland. Baia do Sancho was named the best beach in the world by TripAdvisor....

Photographer Nadia Aly captured the stunning shots above while swimming in the aptly-named Jellyfish Lake-including aselfie(or a jell-fie … if you will). The lake, located onEilMalkisland in the Pacific country ofPalau, is home to more than ten million jellyfish, according to Fish 'n Fins. Aly, of Seattle, told Caters News Agency she spent more than eight hours swimming in the water, snapping thousands of photos. (MORE: Weird Lakes of the World | Stunning Turquoise Ice on Ancient Lake) “Once I...

If you can’t make up your mind on taking a Euro-trip across mainland Europe or a road trip to the western U.S., why not combine the best of both worlds? This road trip includes whale watching, idyllic landscapes, beaches, cliffs and castles, and plenty of regional specialty foods and drinks, like edible seaweed and cockle soup. The route is called the Wild Atlantic Way and gives tourists a chance to experience the world’s longest coastal touring route in the world...

Hot air balloons fill the sky in Cappadocia, Turkey. (Afonso Salcedo) Taking photographs from a hot air balloon is not as easy as it looks. Photographer Afonso Salcedo discovered this while he was trying to snap some shots in Cappadocia, a place he describes as “the interior alien desert landscape of Turkey.” “The main challenge was trying to not fall off the balloon, fighting some vertigo feelings of hovering in the air at a high altitude with no real sense...

More than 1,200 feet beneath the Tennessee ground lies Ruby Falls, the largest and deepest waterfall open to the public in the U.S. Ruby Falls is located underneath Lookout Mountain, near Chattanooga, Tenn. The waterfall is a 145-foot drop over 1,000 feet underneath the mountain’s surface. Hundreds of gallons of water rush over the falls per minute. The Ruby Falls website says the falls is estimated to be 30 million years old. Lookout Mountain has many limestone caves and winding...