This lavish building, situated in the equally beautiful city of Lausanne, owes its construction and namesake to Gabriel de Rumine, the son of Russian nobility. Upon his death bed Gabriel... »

Museums and Collections, Natural History, Unique Collections, Architectural Oddities, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by TrevorShawnElia

Eram Garden (Bagh-e Eram), located along the northern shore of the Khoshk River in Shiraz, is one of the most famous and beautiful Persian gardens in all of Iran. It should be noted that the word... »

Natural History, Cultures and Civilizations , Architectural Oddities, Horticultural Marvels | Edited by TrevorShawnElia and Rachel

Behind appropriately impressive heavy doors and ornate turn of the century stained glass windows, the Explorers Club headquarters on East 70th street looks like it has been been there forever -... »

Wonder Cabinets, Natural History, Repositories of Knowledge, Dead Explorers | Edited by Annetta, Rachel and others

In 1978, two men were hunting for arrowheads along the Bosque River in Waco, Texas, and came upon a curiously large bone. When they took it to be examined at the nearby Baylor University, they... »

Fascinating Fauna, Natural History | Edited by allison

If you love dinosaurs and theme parks, but hate waiting in line or sharing with other tourists, then Dinosaurs Fairyland is the place for you. The park features dozens of full scale dinosaur... »

Museums and Collections, Strange Science, Natural History, Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues, Intriguing Environs, Ghost Towns | Edited by Dampo and Dylan

You probably won't want to spread your beach blanket out on Charmouth Beach, but if you have a keen eye and good hiking shoes, you just might find a few dinosaur fossils. Charmouth Beach lies... »

Geological Oddities, Natural History, Incredible Ruins | Edited by serflac and atimian

In the late 1872, a group of workers digging a fence post for Seneca Ladd near Lake Winnipesaukee discovered a strange egg-shaped artifact. Clearly not a work of nature, the stone was drilled... »

Natural Wonders, Natural History | Edited by atimian and Dylan

Intaglios, or gigantic human, animal, and geometric figures drawn on the ground's surface are known throughout the American Southwest, South America, and New Caledonia. While the best-known... »

Outsider Art, Natural History, Rites and Rituals, Lost Tribes | Edited by Doctor Don, Dylan and 2 others

While renowned for authoring literary masterpieces like Lolita and Pale Fire, Vladimir Nabokov was also an active collector of butterflies and has gained much posthumous respect for his scientific... »

Natural History, Unique Collections | Edited by allison

Dedicated to the study and promotion of ancient cultures of the Aegean and Cyprus, with special emphasis on Cycladic Art of the 3rd millennium BCE, the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art was... »

Museums and Collections, Natural History, Unique Collections | Edited by Nicholas Jackson