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• July 14, 2010 Annavance liked Nek Chand Sani
  

  Chandigarh, India

  Nek Chand Sani

  A palatial sculpture park, built illegally and in secret by Nek Chand over a period of 36 years.

  In 1957, Nek Chand, a lower-level government inspector, began collecting rocks behind a government building in Chandigarh, northern India. His innocent hobby began to expand, and during the 1960s,... »

  Outsider Art, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan, Henry and 2 others

• July 14, 2010 Annavance liked Nimis in Ladonia
  

  Hoganas Kommun, Sweden

  Nimis in Ladonia

  Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower

  In the far southwest corner of Sweden, in a nature preserve a few kilometers northwest of the town of Arild, on a rocky beach reachable only via boat or a strenuous 30- to 45-minute hike, is the... »

  Outsider Art, Micro-Nations, Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by GrynetMolvin, Henry and 4 others

• July 6, 2010 Annavance liked Forbidden Gardens
  

  Forbidden Gardens

  Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire

  UPDATE: The gardens closed permanently in February 2011, reportedly to make way for an expansion of the Grand Parkway. The terra cotta soldiers were sold to the public for $100 apiece at that... »

  Strange Statues, Small Worlds and Model Towns | Edited by peggysuicide, bopo and 3 others

• July 6, 2010 Annavance liked Uncommon Objects
  

  Uncommon Objects

  One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge

  Like an elegant antiques mall gone horribly wrong, 24 different vendors sell their weird and eclectic wares in eyecatching booth displays lined up along aisles at Austin's premier curiosities... »

  Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Annetta and A Facebook user

• July 6, 2010 Annavance liked Prada Marfa
  

  Prada Marfa

  A perfect recreation of a Prada Store in the middle of the West Texas desert

  The middle of the West Texas desert isn’t the first place you’d expect to find a fully stocked Prada store, but stop a few miles outside of the tiny town of Valentine, Texas and you’ll find just... »

  Outsider Architecture | Edited by gabeschwartz, Dylan and 2 others

• July 6, 2010 Annavance liked Great Blue Hole
  

  Great Blue Hole

  Massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau

  The Great Blue hole, located just 100 kilometers (60 miles) off the coast of Belize, is an underwater sinkhole that researchers believe is the largest of its kind. Circular in shape and... »

  Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities, Curious Caves | Edited by anhie and AllisonEng