The first impression given by this 69 ft. sculpture is that it's like any other roller coaster, with twists and turns and the ever-thrilling loop-the-loop. A closer look reveals that this is no... »

Outsider Art, Unusual Monuments, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Rachel

Once an active defense-line dating back to the 17th century, the West Brabant Line is made up of fortresses and cities with an inundation zone to the north, used as moats deep enough to dissuade... »

Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Rachel

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Museums and Collections | Edited by vienna

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

In a dimly lit Victorian building with rickety staircases, the china dolls and tin soldiers sit patiently on dusty shelves awaiting their visitors. The toy theatres of the 1800's, an all but... »

Unique Collections, Commercial Curiosities, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by serflac and Rachel

The Blur Building was a temporary media pavilion built for the 2002 Swiss Expo in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland. Rising out of Lake Neuchatel, a system of rectilinear struts and diagonal rods... »

Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Rachel

We all have different ways of dealing with the mementos left behind when a love is lost. Unable to let go, some of us hide the barrettes he gave us before he left town to “find himself” in a... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by Rachel and Seth Teicher

In its earliest beginnings in the 1820s, Glendurgan Gardens was thoughtfully laid out to sustain its design for ages to come, and like most amazing landscapes, it took ages to arrive at its... »

Extraordinary Flora, Horticultural Marvels, Mazes | Edited by serflac, Rachel and others

Prosciutto di Parma is not just slivers of salty goodness -- It is a delicacy seeped in tradition and technique, and is the pride of the city of Parma. The fame of Parma ham goes all the way back... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by Rachel and Seth Teicher

Named "The Electric Brae" by Victorians, this cliffside road was thought to be pulled by the "electricity" of the offshore island of Arran because when you think you are going up, you are actually... »

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