Much can, and has been said about this amazing monument. Instead of regurgitating what has been posted everywhere, here are a few small goodies that will make your visit a bit richer: The... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Lost Tribes, Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins | Edited by dougygyro and Annetta

Few man-made destructions of cultural heritage have been blatant as the bombing of the Bamiyan Buddhas by the Taliban in 2001. Prior to the destruction, the Giant Buddhas had already been worn... »

Lost Tribes, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins, Giant Buddhas | Edited by Tawsam 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

In the devoutly Muslim lands of Pakistan, the presence of the pagans in the Kalasha Valleys is quite an anomaly. The three valleys of the Kalash people, Bumburet, Rumbur and Birir, form a cultural... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Rites and Rituals, Lost Tribes | Edited by Tawsam and Rachel

War creates great art. You hardly ever hear that claim being made by the often-artsy peaceniks of the world, but it's true. Indelible, iconic images are a key result of almost any war, big or... »

Museums and Collections, Crime and Punishment, Unusual Monuments, Memento Mori, Relics and Reliquaries, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Micro-Nations, Cultures and Civilizations , Lost Tribes, Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by MaudeSwift, Mark_Casey and 2 others

The air was still, the moment tense. A legion of ragged, weary troops watched wide-eyed and breathless as their commander shouted, demanding their very best as he waved a torch above a keg of... »

Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues, Cultures and Civilizations , Lost Tribes, Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by MaudeSwift, Mark_Casey and others

Spirit Mound Historic Prairie is a state park in Clay County, South Dakota, featuring a prominent hill on the Great Plains (the highest elevation for a radius of scores of miles; probably over... »

Geological Oddities, Natural History, Lost Tribes | Edited by KevinRiley and Rachel

Hanging inauspiciously in a dark corner of the American Natural History Museum is a mysterious figure covered from head to toe in the coat of a leopard. Although easy to miss, the dark mannequin... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Rites and Rituals, Lost Tribes | Edited by atimian

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Lost Tribes, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by serflac and atimian

Golden sand dunes cover the ground and cling to the sides of the basaltic mountain range that rises abruptly out of the flat Sahara desert. Forces of nature have always shaped this place, clearly... »

Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities, Cultures and Civilizations , Lost Tribes | Edited by Tawsam, atimian and others