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Intriguing Environs
A Hawaiian Stairway to Heaven
The Ha'iku Stairs, aptly nicknamed the Stairway to Heaven, is a steep climb on the island of Ouahu that seems to disappear into the sky itself.
The trail got its start as a simple wooden... »
Intriguing Environs, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Genki, Dylan and others
The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of cryptid specimens
Loren Coleman first started pursuing unusual, often inexplicable animals in 1960, and has since become one of the world's foremost experts in the field of cryptozoology. The discipline, as... »
Fascinating Fauna, Museums and Collections, Strange Science, Natural History, Unique Collections, Hunting and Taxidermy, Strange Statues, Intriguing Environs | Edited by littlebrumble, wythe and others
The largest stone Moai on Easter Island
One of the first realizations one has about Easter Island is, it's not an archipelago. There are no other islands surrounding it. No, in all directions there is nothing but empty ocean for greater... »
Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues, Retro-Tech, Intriguing Environs, Disaster Areas, Rites and Rituals, Lost Tribes, Long Now Locations, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins, Outsider Architecture, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by LongNow, re_nakaba and others
Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site
With its Alpine landscape, Switzerland is not a country that most people would associate with wine. But on the gentle slopes of the northern shore of Geneva Lake, the gentle climate actually... »
Intriguing Environs | Edited by stanestane
America's smallest "national forest" it has only 33 trees
The Aleutian Islands are an arc of of volcanic islands that connect the continents of North America and Asia. This windswept, barren environment is almost devoid of trees, yet one the Aleutians... »
Extraordinary Flora, Intriguing Environs | Edited by stanestane