Although many utopian societies seem doomed from the outset, the Republic of Minerva was up against a unique challenge: creating a libertarian micro-nation on reclaimed reefs in the Pacific Ocean,... »

Micro-Nations | Edited by serflac and atimian

It would be ideal to have hard evidence about the history of Redonda. But unfortunately, reality and legend have blurred over the last 150 years, and now the world is left to deal with an island... »

Micro-Nations | Edited by serflac, atimian and others

What makes a territory a republic? Is it a currency, laws or a fearless leader in a snappy uniform? International recognition doesn't hurt anything either, but the first qualities seem a little... »

Micro-Nations | Edited by atimian

Akhzivland is the brainchild of Eli Avivi, an Iranian-born Jew, whose family moved to Israel in the 1930s. In 1952, Eli Avivi settled at the ruined village of Akhziv, which was destroyed during... »

Micro-Nations, Odd Accommodations, Eccentric Homes | Edited by Tawsam, atimian and others

In the late 19th century, Sigtryggur Jonasson led a group of Icelandic immigrants to Northern Manitoba and the shores of Lake Winnipeg. The expedition hoped to find a suitable place in Canada to... »

Micro-Nations | Edited by atimian and Dylan

Throughout history, communism and religion have been an uneasy mixture. For the most part, communist leaders of the last century have either ignored or attacked organized religion ever since Marx... »

Intriguing Environs, Micro-Nations | Edited by atimian, Dylan and others

Erika Nelson, creator of the World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things Traveling Roadside Attraction and Museum, travels the US, looking for... »

Museums and Collections, Outsider Art, Unique Collections, Strange Statues, Miniatures, Small Worlds and Model Towns, Microminiature art, Inspired Inventions, Micro-Nations, Purveyors of Curiosities, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Lily Landes, Dylan and others

Bir Tawil is a very peculiar area. Located south of Egypt and north of Sudan, it is a trapezoid of land (about 2060 km²) wanted by neither Egypt nor by Sudan. In fact, both countries want to award... »

Intriguing Environs, Micro-Nations | Edited by A Facebook user, Nicholas Jackson and others

In the far southwest corner of Sweden, in a nature preserve a few kilometers northwest of the town of Arild, on a rocky beach reachable only via boat or a strenuous 30- to 45-minute hike, is the... »

Outsider Art, Micro-Nations, Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by GrynetMolvin, Henry and 4 others

Certainly, the British government used to control the thirteen original colonies, and though you may have thought that the Revolutionary War (and the War of 1812) solved that conundrum, according... »

Intriguing Environs, Micro-Nations | Edited by M Rebekah Otto and Dylan