A rendering of Gianluca Santosuosso's MORPHotel, a sprawling, floating ecosystem, composing of numerous capsules that spread across the ocean waves. Similar to how a cruise ship operates, the ambitious idea behind the luxurious floating hotel plan is to take guests to new and unknown places. (Caters News Agency) Its spine-like shape stretching across the ocean like a futuristic spaceship, the planned design for architect's Gianluca Santosuosso's MORPHotel may well be the cruise ship of the future. The ambitious design for...

Perhaps no American city symbolizes urban decay more than Detroit, Michigan. Modern day ruins of the Motor City are not difficult to find, as nature has reclaimed much of the city and neighboring areas. When their occupants left, the homes in the slideshow above became examples of what happens when weather and nature take over unattended homes. Using Google Maps time lapse function, it’s easy to see how much the Detroit suburbs have changed over just the last few years....

Can you spot the deer-like creature hiding in this image? (Piet Grobler/Caters News Agency) Photographer Piet Grobler was taking pictures in South Africa when he accidentally took the above perfectly-timed photo. In the middle of the image stands a klipspringer — a small species of African antelope — seemingly posing for the camera. "I didn’t actually manage to spot the klipspringer when I took the photo, it took my daughter Carmen to point it out in the photograph," Piet told...

Photographer Stefan Baumann travels around Europe to photograph beautiful, but crumbling locations that have been left to ruin to nature. (Stefan Baumann/ Media Drum World) Imagine a world overrun with plant life. This is the image that Viennese photographer Stefan Baumann envisions with his photographs. Baumann, 34, travels to countries like Italy, France, Germany and Belgium to capture uninhabited buildings that are left to nature’s elements. From vacant mansions to deserted theme parks, Baumann finds the artistic value in locations...

Steve Hall "kayaks" with an inflatable shark in Lake Manly, which re-emerges in the desert landscape of Death Valley National Park, after rare flooding occurs. (Steve Hall) Death Valley is known as one of the hottest—and driest—places on Earth, but on rare occasions, a lake re-emerges in this parched, desert landscape and a few, lucky visitors can actually enjoy some kayaking. One of these adventurers is hiker Steve Hall, 41, who visits Death Valley three to five times a year....

The Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern is now open for visitors. It's cave-like structure once held millions of gallons of water. ...

Entry: "Rain the Desert," Namibia "Over the last 7 years I had one aim - photograph rain in the driest desert of Africa. In 2015 finally I found the rain. In the breathtaking scenery of the NamibRand-Park right at the border of the Namib Naukluft Nationalpark. An enormous thunderstorm came in and the setting sun created a wonderful rainbow. The challenge was, to not have my shadow in the picture." (Photo and caption by Stefan Forster / National Geographic Travel...

Travel guide publisher Lonely Planet has released its list of the 10 best places to visit in Europe this year, and the top spot went to the . The Peloponnese is the southernmost region of mainland Greece, renown for its mountainous landscape, breathtaking coastline and historic sites, including Olympia, Mycenae and Mystras. Praising the area as “” in Greece, Lonely Planet encourages visitors to hike the new , dive for shipwrecks off the Navorino coast, and explore the Nemean wine...

72 Hours in Newfoundland and Labrador 72 Hrs in Newfoundland and Labrador - Pissing Mare Falls, located in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada. (Finn Beales) From the rugged landscapes of Ireland to Battle Harbor on the Labrador Coast of Canada, Wales-based photographer has captured some stunning destinations around the world, giving himself to immerse himself in the culture and landscape of each place. Early in his career, Beales worked as a staff photographer for an international arts festival, Hay...

Around the world and throughout history, numerous peoples have built large fortified walls to protect themselves from their enemies. Whether built out of stone, like the medieval French bastion of Carcassonne or out of red mud like in Morocco’s Taroudant, these walls were designed to ward off invaders. Today, many of these impressive cities have endured the test of time. “If walls survive, it’s because they’re well built and well maintained,” of the UK television series Castle, told Weather.com. “Cities...

From turquoise-colored lakes to ancient walled cities, the “Five Stans” of Central Asia are home to some breathtaking sites that deserve a spot on traveler’s bucket lists. Spanning 1.5 million square miles, the “Five Stans” include Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzebekistan, Kyrgystan and Kazakstan and are home to nearly 68 million people. According to Mother Nature Network, the , and each of these country’s names referenced the tribes that historically lived in those lands, including the Kazakhs, Uzbeks and Turkmens. All of...

DeHaas and Kahlua at John Ford's Point, Monument Valley, Utah. (Trevor DeHaas) From sweeping gorges to jagged peaks, America is home to breathtaking, vibrant wildernesses just waiting to be explored. , 26, recently quit his job to explore these landscapes accompanied only by his furry best friend, Kahlua, a three-year-old Catahoula Leopard mix that he rescued from a shelter when she was only 11 weeks old. “When I found Kahlua, I just saw her, a little puppy with spots, and...

A flat dune at sunset, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico. (Craig Varjabedian) Located in the Chihuahuan Desert of southern New Mexico, is one of the most beautiful landscapes in the United States. As the world’s largest gypsum dunefield, this snow-white landscape is known for its harsh environment and desolate, other-worldly appearance. It is also home to a . Photographer has spent almost 20 years photographing this unique place. “The thing that really interested me about White Sands, compared to...