Today's Featured Places

The Upside Forest

Trees planted upside down form baskets with their roots to hold brilliant flower displays

Alaska, US 

Jellyfish Lake

In an isolated lake without predators, scores of tiny jellyfish reproduce unchecked

State of Melekeok, Palau 

Leviathan of Parsonstown

Observations continue at the world's largest telescope from 1845 until 1917

Birr, Ireland 

The Clinic

A hospital themed bar and eatery in the heart of Singapore

Novotel Clarke Quay Singapore, Singapore 

The Atomium

Climb inside a 335-foot-tall model of an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times

Atomium, Belgium 

Bolivian Salt Flat

Tiny pyramids of salt stretch across 3,800 square miles of flat desert

Phaspani, Bolivia 

Laguna del Diamante

A colony of flamingos thrives on the microorganisms living in this toxic lagoon

Laguna Diamante, Argentina 

Cairo Agricultural Museum

Wax anatomical models, taxidermy and other collections in the palace of Princess Fatima

Cairo, Egypt 

Man & Woman Lakes

Villagers believe local storms are created when the spirits of these two lakes fight

Fotouni, Cameroon 

Trinity Church

Monks from the Russian Orthodox Church take turns operating this remote outpost

King George Island, Antarctica 

Carmo Convent Ruins

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth

Lisbon, Portugal 

Bozhou Medicinal Herb Market

The largest traditional Chinese medicine market in the world sells ingredients that may make you squirm

Bozhou, China 

Joya de Ceren

An abandoned Mayan village preserved in volcanic ash

Joya de Ceren, El Salvador 

Trolltunga

This "Troll's Tongue" is a spectacular geological oddity

Hordaland Fylke, Norway 

Semmelweis Medical Museum

A museum in the childhood house of a medical pioneer

Budapest, Hungary 

Sweden Solar System

The world's largest model of our planetary system

Stockholm, Sweden 

The Lightning Field

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above

United States 

The Wooden Books of Padova University

A library of books about, and made from, trees

San Vito di Cadore, Italy 

Nimis

Micro-Nation based around an illegally built nine story tower

Hoganas Kommun, Sweden 

Titan Missile Museum

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public

East Sahuarita, Arizona, US 

Horsetail Fall's Fire Fall

Waterfall in Yosemite turns a luminescent fiery orange

El Capitan Moraine, California, US 

Karnu Mata

A temple crawling with thousands of holy rats

Bikaner, India 

Globe Museum

Hundreds of beautiful globes in a tucked away museum

Vienna, Austria 

No Man's Land Luxury Sea Fort

From Victorian sea fort to deluxe hotel to abandoned wasteland

Seaview, United Kingdom 

Electrum

The world's largest tesla coil

Auckland, New Zealand 

Reed College Research Reactor

The worlds only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates

Oregon, US 

The Great Guatemalan Sinkhole

A 30-story sinkhole in the middle of Guatelama City

Guatemala City, Guatemala 

The Skeleton Lake of Roopkund, India

A lake with hundreds of ancient skeletons surrounding it. The surprise is what killed them…

Trisul, India 

Museum of Bad Art

The worst that creativity has to offer

Dedham, Massachusetts, US 

Agricultural Museum Cairo

A veritable cabinet of wonders displayed in a princess's palace

Cairo, Egypt 
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Recently Added Places

Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin

Since 1030 AD, Christ Church has been an integral and intriguing part of Irish history

Founded in 1030 AD by the Hiberno-Norse king Sitriuc Silkenbeard and Dúnán, first Bishop of Dublin, the originally viking church has been a part of Dublin and Irish history ever since. The wooden... »

Curious Places of Worship | Edited by bradenh83

Kielder Observatory

England's "pier at the end of the universe" unites astronomy and contemporary architecture

Sleek timber surfaces and clean right angles are hardly the qualities that come to mind when thinking of astronomical observatories, which are usually typified by industrial materials and domes.... »

Instruments of Science, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Trevor and Nicholas Jackson

El Meson de la Cava

Renowned restaurant tucked in a cave once occupied by buccaneers

In 1965, this cave was used for the storage of provisions for the soldiers of the Organization of American States (OAS), the occupying force headquartered in Washington, D.C., that counts all... »

Curious Caves, Bizarre Restaurants and Bars, Subterranean Sites | Edited by bebeto and Nicholas Jackson

Duke Humphrey's Library at the Old Bodleian Library

One of Europe's oldest libraries

Humphrey Plantagenet had the misfortune of being born too late. He was the youngest son of a King, and thus no king at all. However, thanks to his birth order, rather than fight alongside his... »

Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, Nicholas Jackson and others

Old Observatory in Tartu

First point in the Struve Geodetic Arc, a 19th century undertaking to measure the Earth's size and shape

The old observatory of Tartu University on Tõravere hill was founded in 1802 when the university reopened after a hiatus in the 18th century. This venerable building holds historical... »

Instruments of Science, Marvelous Maps and Measures, Incredible Ruins | Edited by stanestane and Nicholas Jackson

Baikal Seals

Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia

Harbour seals, grey seals, elephant seals - these all share a common habitat, the ocean. The Baikal Seals are one of the only seals to live exclusively in freshwater. (The only other species of... »

Natural Wonders, Fascinating Fauna | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, Dylan and others

Socorro isopod

A warm desert spring holds one of the rarest species on earth

Three warm springs used to form a rare desert marshland at the base of the mountains outside Socorro, New Mexico. Two of these have now been diverted for the town's water supply and only... »

Fascinating Fauna | Edited by philcrater, Nicholas Jackson and others

Ghost Trees of Pescadero Point

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die

The area of Pescadero Point known as Ghost Tree derives its name from the white and gnarly local cypress trees in the area which call to mind ghosts or witches. Foresters predict that the few... »

| Edited by A Facebook user and Dylan

Old Thomas

The Guardian of Tallinn

Old Thomas (Vana Toomas in Estonian) is name of the weather vane of the tower of Tallinn’s ancient town hall. Legend has it that the real "Old Thomas" spent a life in the service of the city.... »

Strange Statues | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and others

The Corner Bar and Hot Dog Hall of Fame

With over 5,000 champions, the Hall of Fame continues to draw amateur eaters

The Corner Bar is tucked into the oldest brick building in Rockford, MI. The building, built in 1873, survived two separate fires - the great fire of 1883 and the great Main Street fire of 1896.... »

Bizarre Restaurants and Bars | Edited by aormond and Nicholas Jackson

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