Over fifteen hundred passengers and crew members lost their lives when the "unsinkable" RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg on the evening of April 14, 1912. It wasn't until seventy-two years... »

Unique Collections, Unusual Monuments | Edited by anhie, Annetta and 2 others

When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7th, 1941, the island of Ni'ihau was inhabited by a mere 136 souls, most of which were native Hawaiians. Out of those who weren't, three happened to be of... »

Anomalous Islands, Crime and Punishment | Edited by Rachel

Graceland Too, located in Holly Springs, MS, some 46 miles from Elvis Presley's Memphis estate, is both a compelling tribute to the King of Rock-n-Roll and a worthwhile site of exploration into... »

Unique Collections, Curious Places of Worship, Eccentric Homes, Outsider Architecture, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by rand001, Dylan and others

The town of Thistle, Utah was established in 1883. It flourished for a time as a farming and ranching community, and became a major stop on the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. Then, in... »

Ghost Towns, Disaster Areas | Edited by Liddell, Dylan and others

Anticipating that rockets would need to be constructed for NASA's upcoming Apollo moon missions, the Aerojet-General team decided to build a special factory in the Florida Everglades in 1963.... »

Inspired Inventions, Instruments of Science, Intriguing Environs, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

Six miles off the coast of New Hampshire, but actually belonging to the state of Maine, Smuttynose Island is one of the Isles of Shoals. Named by fishermen who thought all of the seaweed that... »

Memento Mori, Intriguing Environs, Disaster Areas | Edited by John Pittman, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others

Steve Erenberg, aka Radio Guy, has what could only be described as a one-of-a-kind collection. The collection includes anatomical models, armor, scientific instruments, and objects that are... »

Museums and Collections, Wonder Cabinets, Strange Science, Medical Museums, Unique Collections, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Annetta and Nicholas Jackson

When Nick Dalacu was a 17-year-old physics student at Bucharest University, he began experimenting with scientific equipment. Nicks life as a "hands-on physicist" began at that time and will... »

Strange Science, Unique Collections, Instruments of Science, Electrical Oddities | Edited by wythe, Nick Dalacu and 2 others

LA-88 was one of the few dozen Nike missile bases located around LA to protect the civilian population and military industrial sites from Soviet attack and was in operation from 1957-1974. In... »

Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins, Obscura Day Location | Edited by dittlelifferent, A Facebook user and 2 others

In 1875, lead ore was discovered in California’s Argus Range. Shortly after its discovery, George Hearst (future Senator and father of William Randolph Hearst) purchased the land and formed the... »

Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by leiris and Nicholas Jackson