The Sans-Souci Palace was the royal residence of King Henri Christophe I of Haiti, the self imposed monarch who as a former slave had fought in the American Revolutionary War alongside George... »

Micro-Nations, Cultures and Civilizations , Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes, Incredible Ruins | Edited by MaudeSwift 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

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