In 1907, Lino Bueno had a job to do. At first it seemed simple enough: excavate some of the soft, rich limestone from the nearby hillsides to create municipal buildings for the city he lived in.... »

Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes, Follies and Grottoes, Outsider Architecture, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Piedrasmagicas, Mark_Casey and others

The Hoosac Tunnel is a railway that burrows almost five miles through the Hoosac Mountain Range in western Massachusetts from the towns of North Adams on its west side to Florida, Massachusetts on... »

Memento Mori, Architectural Oddities, Subterranean Sites | Edited by JWOcker

Panarchy is a co-ed undergraduate society at Dartmouth University in Hanover, NH. It’s housed in a large, white, column-fronted residence that dates back to 1835. Originally, the historic house... »

Memento Mori, Architectural Oddities, Subterranean Sites | Edited by JWOcker and Rachel

Until 1986, Lechuguilla Cave was just a dead-end historical site used briefly for bat guano mining and intermittently visited by enthusiastic cavers. In the 1950’s however, light was shed on this... »

Geological Oddities, Curious Caves, Strange Science, Subterranean Sites | Edited by katiebaker4 and Rachel

Sometimes, simplicity speaks volumes. A short tower can seem imposing on a featureless plain. A tiny word can say a lot if it's on a blank wall. And 40 simple steps can tell a complex story of... »

Curious Caves, Unusual Monuments, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Tawsam, Mark_Casey and others

Lava does weird things. When it flows from a volcano or some other fiery leak in the earth's crust, its surface cools and hardens in the open air, but a viscous molten core continues to flow... »

Fiery Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities, Curious Caves, Natural History, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Mark_Casey and Rachel

There are places in the world so strongly devoted to a particular religion that it is incredibly hard to believe that they have been shaped by any other faith. Afghanistan is one of those places,... »

Unusual Monuments, Cultures and Civilizations , Lost Tribes, Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Tawsam and Rachel

It takes a truly special set of circumstances to turn sewage into a landmark. Or, more appropriately, to turn the path it takes to sewage heaven into a landmark. Large cities have elaborate sewer... »

Architectural Oddities, Follies and Grottoes, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Mark_Casey, Rachel and others

Religious devotion was not uncommon in ancient times, but tolerance was often much harder to come by. Happily, for curious travelers and religious devotees alike, the caves at Ellora offer a truly... »

Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins, Subterranean Sites | Edited by capvt, Mark_Casey and 2 others

People find all kinds of interesting things in their basement – antiques, memoirs, collectables. But don't try to swap stories with the proprietors of Guildhall Yard in London, because their story... »

Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Mark_Casey, Rachel and 2 others