A lady bringing flowers to the temple in Bagan, Myanmar. (Chris Konig) Self-taught photographer Chris Konig, 22, has a serious case of wanderlust, but manages to balance schoolwork with his love of traveling. He recently took a five-month trip around Asia, dropping by countries like Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. “I visited too many cities to name them all,” he told weather.com. “But I’ve seen some beautiful ones like Bagan (Myanmar) or a completely different one,...

"Monsoon Splash" by Ata Mohammad Adnan won 1st place in Expert category and 4th in Crowd choice. "What a beautiful moment ... It's so awesome to see how kids really don't mind the weather," said expert judge Marius Vieth. (Ata Mohammad Adnan/Photocrowd.com) Photographers know shooting in the rain can be difficult, but rainfall also offers the opportunity to capture dramatic and mood-filled images, photos that show the true beauty of nature.Photocrowd, a community of photographers from around the world, recently...

It's often referred to as "El fin del mundo," the end of the world. And surrounded by the snow-capped peaks of the Martial mountain range and thegunmetal-gray waters of the Beagle Channel, Ushuaia—capital of Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego archipelago and located at the bottom of the South American continent—really does have a desolate beauty that will make you feel like you're far, far away from home. Considered the southernmost city in the world, Ushuaia draws tourists eager to experience the...

With their grand architecture, castles are some of the world's most scenic, postcard-worthy sights. But these already-majestic structures are elevated to "fairy tale" status when perched on mountaintops or cliff edges. Although these castles set on precarious sites offer spectacular views, their locations were crucial for castle builders for another reason. "Castles were planted in the best place to control road and river routes," Marc Morris, a historian and presenter of the UK television series Castle, told weather.com. "Sometimes this...

Designed by the studio Tall Arquitectos, the Copper Canyon Cocktail Bar would outstretch over the face of a cliff and provide glorious looks at the Basaseachic Falls of Mexico. (Tall Arquitectos) A good cocktail and a scenic view go hand in hand, and you’ll be getting plenty of the latter if you step out onto the glass floors of the gravity defying Copper Canyon Cocktail Bar. Designed by the studio Tall Arquitectos, the overhanging venue has been purposed to overlook...

The 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom Mushroom Dome Cabin is Airbnb's most popular rental. (airbnb) Nestled on 10 acres of land in the middle of the woods in Aptos, California, this tiny home looks more like a treehouse. It's called the Mushroom Dome Cabin, and of all the 2 million-plus properties on Airbnb, this one is the most popular. It's so desired that it books up for the summer as many as 6 months in advance, according to owners Kitty and Michael on...

Abandoned houses in Picher, Oklahoma. Considered too toxic to be habitable, the once-booming lead- and zinc-mining town was declared a Superfund site in 1981, but most of the residents didn’t leave until 2006. The EPA has called the city, now a ghost town, the "most toxic place in America." (Seph Lawless) Photographer Seph Lawless is no stranger to post-apocalyptic settings. He has photographed the eerie remains of abandoned places across the country—from a football stadium in Ohio to an amusement...

The world is filled with but perhaps none hold as much mystery as the earth's blue holes, large marine caverns and water-filled sinkholes. Blue holes, which extend below sea level for most of their depth and may provide access to submerged cave passages, offer some of the world's most . These under-explored wonders were named for the contrast of the dark, deep blue color of their depths and the lighter color of the shallow water around them. In the Bahamas,...

Yaks are tethered at night near the campsite to protect them and to have the cows ready for milking in the morning. (AJ Heath) Portrait and social documentary photographer AJ Heath, 37, spent 12 days living with semi-nomadic yak herders in the Brokpa villages of Bhutan in June 2015. He took the trip to photograph the way of life of these herders in the remote villages of Merak and Sakten. Located between the glacial valleys of the Greater Himalayas, the...

Matthias Jorda exploring the ice cave. These stunning images reveal the crystal clear landscape inside a secret Austrian glacier. (Christoph Jorda/Caters News) Bavarian photographer Christoph Jorda squeezed through a low entrance of the Pitztal Glacier in Tyrol, Austria to capture what’s inside—a stunning, frozen wonderland. Despite the glacier’s close proximity to a popular ski resort, the entrance to the ice cave is located in the middle of a huge crevice, making it difficult to find. “It was absolutely amazing in...

The "McBarge," an abandoned floating McDonald's restaurant in Vancouver, Canada, which has been anchored in Burrard Inlet and battered by storms and winds for almost 30 years, may soon have a second life as a brand-new attraction. Renovations to the iconic 80s landmark are expected to be completed by the end of the year. The barge, officially called Friendship 500, was set to become one of the most unique places to enjoy a Happy Meal. Built to showcase technology and...

The Lanchid Bridge, Budapest. (Greg Florent) French photographer Greg Florent, 33, loves to “show the world, or create new worlds” with his photography, so after falling in love with Budapest as a tourist, he returned to the Hungarian capital and spent two months photographing the city's amazing architecture. The result is a beautifulseries of 15 time-lapse images, showing how the cityscape transforms from day to night. “I knew it would be a perfect place for a project of day-to-night compositions,”...

The Oasis Eco Resort in the United Arab Emirates is exactly that: an oasis. Centered around a spring in the desert in Liwa, the 90,000-square-foot community is completely sustainable. Because its focal point is the spring – a precious resource in such an arid climate –it makes sense that the star-shaped resort is designed to use as little energy as possible. In fact, the entire property will give off zero emissions. "The spring will be used for crop irrigation, fish...