Deep in the hills of Austria lies Franz Gsellmann's Weltmaschine (World Machine). With no formal mechanical or artistic training, Gsellmann spent the last 23 years of his life creating a behemoth... »

Outsider Art, Inspired Inventions | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others

In the middle of Vienna, the dark and imposing St. Stephen's Cathedral (Stephansdom) draws thousands of tourists to gaze at the grand architecture. But there is something to be seen below as well:... »

Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship, Eccentric Homes, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Dylan and Henry

Mariazellerbahn is a narrow gauge railway with 760 mm gauge width running from Sankt Pölten to Mariazell in Austria. Since 1911 Mariazellerbahn runs electrically and it uses a special kind of... »

Electrical Oddities | Edited by Alpha

Deep in the forest between Zwettl and Gross-Gerungs, stands a 7 meter (22 ft) pyramid. The pyramid is made of loosely stacked natural stones, done in a circular layer style like a cake. It is the... »

Cultures and Civilizations , Lost Tribes, Incredible Ruins, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Alpha and Dylan

On October 8th, 1954 an angel should appeared to Aloisia Lex. In 1956 on the garden of her house, where the sighting should have taken place, an approximately 1.2 metres large cross appeared on... »

Natural Wonders | Edited by Alpha

Mentioned in a document by the scholar Alcuin, a follower of Charlemagne, in the year 803, St. Peter's Stiftskeller in Salzburg claims to be the oldest documented restaurant in continuous... »

Bizarre Restaurants and Bars | Edited by spinkk and Dylan

The Viennese Clock Museum is housed in the Harfenhaus (Harpist's House), one of the oldest homes in Vienna. With around 1,000 clocks in all, there is much to see, from ornate pocket watches, to a... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections, Inspired Inventions, Astounding Timepieces, Long Now Locations | Edited by Dylan

Born Friedrich Stowasser in Vienna in 1928, this artist and architect took on the more grandiose name Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser during stint at the Academy of Fine Arts in... »

Architectural Oddities | Edited by spinkk and Annetta

After a dispute with the government over construction of his spherical house in central Vienna, the Austrian artist Edwin Lipburger declared his property an independent nation in 1984 and renamed... »

Micro-Nations, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan and Josh

A Gasometer or a Gas holder is a large container in which natural gas is stored at atmospheric pressure. In the 19th and early 20th century gasometers were used extensively to temporarily... »

Architectural Oddities | Edited by stanestane and Annetta