In 1901, a pathway was built across the El Chorro gorge to provide easier access to the hydroelectric plants at the nearby falls. It took four years to finish. Today, that pathway, considered one... »

Incredible Ruins | Edited by A Facebook user and Nicholas Jackson

Originating in the Sierra Morena mountains of Andalusia, Spain's "red river" runs through the southwestern region of the country. For approximately five thousand years, copper, gold, silver and... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Martian Landscapes | Edited by Genki and Nicholas Jackson

Stairs leading down a narrow passageway to the churning ocean waves are suddenly blocked by a pane of glass. Etched in German are the words: "It is more arduous to honor the memory of anonymous... »

Unusual Monuments, Memento Mori | Edited by allison, Nicholas Jackson and others

Although Columbus was a mapmaker in his pre-expedition days, he left behind no known maps of his explorations. Luckily for us, Juan de la Cosa, who sailed with Columbus on three journeys, did -... »

Marvelous Maps and Measures, Dead Explorers | Edited by Annetta and Dylan

The Gala Dalí Castle (Casa-Museu Castell Gala-Dalí) in the medieval village of Púbol, Spain, adjoins a fourteenth-century church. The village, in the La Pera municipality of the Baix Empordà... »

Museums and Collections, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Eccentric Homes | Edited by wythe and Dylan

It has been said that the history of humanity is based on the stories that our ancestors have bequeathed to us, quite often represented by funerary monuments, by cults to the dead, and in the... »

Rites and Rituals | Edited by gregorius and Dylan

It is, at its simplest, an ex-monk's act of faith. After eight years in a Trappist order--and just prior to taking his vows--Don Justo Gallego Martinez was obliged to leave, considerably weakened... »

Curious Places of Worship, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan and Henry

Mercury, also known as quicksilver, is a beautiful, mirror-skinned metal that is liquid at room temperature. Unfortunately, it is also extremely toxic. For many years, the world's greatest... »

Unusual Monuments | Edited by spopkes, mrobscurity and 2 others

Though Spain may have loaned its name to one of the most famous Christian witch-hunts in human history, the country's capital city holds unique bragging rights for having what is commonly... »

Strange Statues | Edited by littlebrumble

Nothing is more confusing to archeologists and historians then old hoaxes, hoaxes that are now themselves parts of history. The crystal skulls, for example, which were "discovered" in the jungles... »

Architectural Oddities | Edited by arztriper and Xof