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Malaysia, Asia

Batu Caves

A holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern

In an annual celebration of the triumph of good over evil, hundreds of thousands of spiritual pilgrims climb the 272 stairs into the Batu Caves carrying kavadis, symbolic burdens which include elaborate body piercings... »

0 comments | Strange Statues | Submitted by Annetta

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Another Place

A hundred copies of Anthony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water

Another Place consists of one hundred cast-iron, life-size figures (cast from artist Anthony Gormley's naked body), spread out along three kilometers of the Mersey river shore, stretching almost one kilometre out to sea... »

0 comments | Outsider Art | Submitted by lercio

Graz, Austria

Fairytale Grotto Line

Fantastic stories on a miniature Railroad

In Graz, Austria, 6.3 kilometers of tunnel run through the "Schlossberg", a hill in the middle of the city. The tunnels were built during World War I to serve as an air raid shelter accommodating up to 40,000 people... »

0 comments | Follies and Grottoes | Submitted by Queenmob

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Externsteine

Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis these strange rock formations have a curious cult following, and a very strange history

Externsteine, translated variously as "stones of the Egge" or, less reliably, the "Star Stones" is, in the simplest explanation, a series of pillar-like rock formations that jut up from the surrounding German forest... »

0 comments | Natural Wonders | Submitted by Anonymous

Växjö, Sweden

Växjö Echo Tower

The dome-shaped reservoir of this old water tower produces unique acoustic effects

The Teleborg Water Tower, located in southern Teleborg in the city of Växjö, possesses an interesting acoustic property. If you position yourself under the center of the dome-shaped reservoir, all sound is reflected directly back at you... »

3 comments | Architectural Oddities | Submitted by Kris

Nantes, France

Nantes' Natural History Museum

When science meets myth: The 'Rat King' of Nantes

Created at the end of XXth century, this beautiful museum has a rich collection of both minerals and animals (skeletons and taxidermy) and a nice vivarium... »

0 comments | Natural History | Submitted by Quentin

London, United Kingdom

Gordon Museum

A museum of pathology

This museum is part of the medical school at Guy's Hospital. It is one of the world's largest collections of pathological specimens (ie preserved diseased organs) as well as anatomical and surgical wax models... »

0 comments | Medical Museums | Submitted by Anonymous

Roundwood, Ireland

Victoria’s Way Indian Sculpture Park

An eccentric garden of Indian sculptures in the green of Ireland

The unusual spiritual visions of an Irishman were created in stone by craftsmen in Mahabalipuram, India, and now populate a sculpture park in County Wicklow, Ireland. On 22 acres of grounds, the park includes a series of dancing Ganesh figures, Sh... »

0 comments | Strange Statues | Submitted by Anonymous

Switzerland, Europe

Collection de l'Art

Artworks by loners, prisoners and the criminally insane

Some would say that the definition of true art is contained in its ability to provoke a response in the observer, be it positive or negative, emotional or rational... »

0 comments | Outsider Art | Submitted by stanestane

London, United Kingdom

Denis Severs' House

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."

A house caught between history and obsession, Dennis Severs' house is a four-floor "dramatic still life," a detailed recreation of a family home spanning centuries of London history... »

2 comments | Unique Collections | Submitted by Anonymous

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