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A True Castle in North America
When we think of castles we think of Europe and Asia, of the large towering spires of Neuschwanstein and the massive courtyards and interlocking palaces that populate the Forbidden City. North... »
Eccentric Homes | Edited by Nathan_Risinger
This church, buried halfway in lava rock, is all that remains of a Mexican village destroyed by a volcano
On February 20, 1943, a new volcano began to rise from a cornfield, erupting and slowly consuming two villages in lava and ash. It's said that, as Paricutin erupted, the San Juan Parangaricutiro... »
Ghost Towns | Edited by Tre, re_nakaba and 3 others
A gargantuous crystal kingdom
In 1910, in the Naica Mine of Mexico, the Penoles mining company discovered what came to be known as "Cueva de los Espadas," or, Cave of Swords. The cave was a 80 meter hallway filled with... »
Curious Caves | Edited by Dylan, stilldavid and others
Huge hole looks down onto an underground beach populated with sea lions
It probably started small. Maybe a gopher dug a burrow, or perhaps the foot of a donkey broke through the ground. However, over the years, rain and gravity have grown that small hole in the roof... »
Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by CPilgrim and Dylan
Inside of a mountain lies several kilometers of breathtaking caves
In the mountains of Nuevo Leon, the northeastern-most Mexican state, and only a 30 km drive from Monterrey, are the Grutas de García.
The caves were discovered in 1843 by Priest Juan Antonio... »
Curious Caves | Edited by Clinton
World's third largest impact crater, and where the fate of the dinosaurs was sealed
Buried beneath thousands of feet of limestone in the Yucatán Peninsula are the remains of an impact so great that it wiped out over half of the Earth’s species. The Chicxulub Crater, named after... »
Geological Oddities, Disaster Areas, Long Now Locations | Edited by Trevor and Dylan
An Aztec temple, the largest man-made structure in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top
Thanks to the brush and grasses that had overgrown its walls, the largest man-made structure in the world has been mistaken for a hill. Even today, it’s understandable how this came to pass,... »
Cultures and Civilizations , Long Now Locations, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins, Subterranean Sites | Edited by littlebrumble, alan and others
The stoutest tree in the world
Located inside a gated churchyard in the picturesque town of Santa Maria del Tule, the Árbol del Tule is the widest tree in the world.
The local Zapotecs like to joke that the Tule shares some... »
Extraordinary Flora, Long Now Locations | Edited by Josh and Dylan
Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony
The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes might be the tallest dunes on the Western coast of the United States, but they are most known for the secret treasure hidden deep beneath its sandy surface. For almost... »
Incredible Ruins | Edited by anhie and Annetta
