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• May 16, 2012 Annetta updated the Stonehenge World Heritage Site
  

  Stonehenge, United Kingdom

  Stonehenge World Heritage Site

  Famously Misunderstood Wonder of the Ancient World.

  Much can, and has been said about this amazing monument. In fact, many theories diverge dramatically, regarding purpose and span of time during construction. There is a lot of information that... »

  Cultures and Civilizations , Lost Tribes, Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins | Edited by dougygyro, Annetta and others

• April 19, 2012 Annetta updated the Guildhall's Underground Amphitheater
  

  London, United Kingdom

  Guildhall's Underground Amphitheater

  A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard

  People find all kinds of interesting things in their basement – antiques, memoirs, collectables. But don't try to swap stories with the proprietors of Guildhall Yard in London, because their story... »

  Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Mark_Casey, Rachel and 2 others

• April 19, 2012 Annetta updated the St. Mary's Aldermanbury
  

  St. Mary's Aldermanbury

  Small church is moved and reassembled over 4,000 miles away in what the London Times called "perhaps the biggest jigsaw puzzle in the history of architecture,"

  If you were searching for a church that was built in London some time before 1181, only to be rebuilt after the Great Fire of London, it seems safe to assume that the first place you'd look would... »

  Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Tre and Annetta

• April 18, 2012 Annetta has been to Treasure Island
  

  Treasure Island

  A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay

  When thinking of Treasure Island, images of pristine beaches and lush tropical forests may come to mind thanks to the Robert Louis Stevenson novel it was named after, but the real one is an... »

  Watery Wonders, Anomalous Islands, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Mark_Casey, Dylan and 2 others

• March 16, 2012 Annetta updated the Kokoen Garden
  

  Himeji, Japan

  Kokoen Garden

  Nine Gardens in one - with tea service

  The Kokoen garden, sometimes called Himeji Kokoen, is just a five minute walk from Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. If, for example, you arrive too late to tour the castle and everyone in... »

  Optical Oddities, Horticultural Marvels | Edited by Phreddiva and Annetta

• March 8, 2012 Annetta has been to The Evergreens Cemetery
  

  The Evergreens Cemetery

  Final resting place for the Triangle Shirtwaist fire’s unidentified victims

  Opened in 1849, The Evergreens Cemetery is a nonsectarian graveyard that runs along the Brooklyn/Queens border. It houses everyone from Civil War soldiers to an assortment of vaudevillians to... »

  Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by HJHausman and Rachel

• March 5, 2012 Annetta updated the Green-Wood Cemetery's Brooklyn Theatre Fire Memorial
  

  Green-Wood Cemetery's Brooklyn Theatre Fire Memorial

  Mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires

  On December 5, 1876, a lantern on the stage of the Brooklyn Theatre would cause a horrific fire that would leave 278 dead. The building was considered to be up to safety standards, even though all... »

  Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by HJHausman and Annetta

• February 27, 2012 Annetta updated the Mt. Erebus
  

  Mt. Erebus

  Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth

  Erebus: It is a good name for the volcano. In Greek myth Erebus was the son of the god Chaos, and his mother was Gaia, or Earth. He was made of darkness and shadow, and Erubus filled the corners... »

  Natural Wonders, Fiery Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities | Edited by Dylan, Nicholas Jackson and others

• February 27, 2012 Annetta added Waikumete Cemetery
  

  Waikumete Cemetery

  Home of a memorial and the the unidentified remains of the 1979 Mt. Erebus Disaster

  On November 28, 1979, Air New Zealand flight TE901 crashed into Antarctica’s Mt. Erebus , killing all 257 people on board. The recovery mission started the next day and lasted until December 10th.... »

  Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by Annetta

• February 22, 2012 Annetta updated the Athena the Owl at the Florence Nightingale Museum
  

  London, United Kingdom

  Athena the Owl at the Florence Nightingale Museum

  The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured belonging, her beloved pet owl

  At the Parthenon in Athens, Greece in 1850, a tiny owlet fell from its nest and into the hands of wicked children. The tiny bird was spotted by a young woman who, sure it was about to be tortured... »

  Fascinating Fauna, Museums and Collections, Unique Collections, Hunting and Taxidermy | Edited by Rachel, Annetta and others

• February 21, 2012 Annetta updated the North Brother Island
  

  North Brother Island

  Home to the worst loss of life in New York's history until September 11, 2001

  North Brother Island, located on the East River between the Bronx and Riker's Island, is an island with a fascinating and tragic history. It was uninhabited until 1885, when the city purchased the... »

  Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by PaperTiger, Nicholas Jackson and others

• February 14, 2012 Annetta updated the Gratitude Garden at ArtiSun Gallery
  

  Gratitude Garden at ArtiSun Gallery

  An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."

  Tucked in the historic Iron Horse Station building in Hot Springs, North Carolina, the ArtiSun Gallery and Marketplace is home to a Gratitude Garden. This installation was constructed by... »

  Curious Places of Worship | Edited by katiebaker4, Annetta and 2 others

• February 14, 2012 Annetta updated the Pratt Institute Engine Room
  

  Pratt Institute Engine Room

  Haven for steampunks

  Pratt Institute was founded in 1887, in the midst of the Industrial Revolution. Due to the advancements in technology, the school was able to build its own steam-powered electrical plant the... »

  Inspired Inventions, Cultures and Civilizations | Edited by HJHausman, Annetta and others

• February 14, 2012 Annetta updated the St. Valentine’s Shoulder Blade
  

  St. Valentine’s Shoulder Blade

  Relic hidden in a Prague church basement

  In 2002, while sorting through the basement at the Church of Saints Paul and Peter in Prague, members of the church stumbled upon several relics. One of which was labeled as the shoulder blade of... »

  Memento Mori, Relics and Reliquaries | Edited by HJHausman and Annetta

• February 14, 2012 Annetta updated the St. Valentine’s Bones, Glasgow
  

  Glasgow, United Kingdom

  St. Valentine’s Bones, Glasgow

  Glasgow’s piece of the patron saint of love

  In 1868, a wealthy French family made a donation to the the Franciscan church: a small wooden box labeled "Corpus Valentini Martyris," or ‘the Body of Saint Valentine.’ The church sent the relic... »

  Memento Mori, Relics and Reliquaries | Edited by HJHausman, Rachel and others

• February 14, 2012 Annetta updated the St. Valentine's Relics in Missouri
  

  St. Valentine's Relics in Missouri

  Old St. Ferdinand Church is the guardian of a St. Valentine's relic

  Being the oldest Catholic church west of the Mississippi, the Old St. Ferdinand Church has more than just a long history of prayer. The church holds within its walls a significant piece of... »

  Relics and Reliquaries, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by bboas and Annetta

• February 13, 2012 Annetta added Relics of St. Valentine in Roquemaure
  

  Roquemaure, France

  Relics of St. Valentine in Roquemaure

  Celebrate the end of the Great French Wine Blight with a festival of kissing

  In 1866 the vineyards of Roquemaure, France were descended upon by tiny, voracious insects. These phylloxera caused so much damage it became known as the Great French Wine Blight. In an appeal... »

  Relics and Reliquaries | Edited by Annetta and Rachel

• February 13, 2012 Annetta updated the California Academy of Sciences Herpetology Department
  

  California Academy of Sciences Herpetology Department

  Over 300,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars

  While most visitors to the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park are ogling the albino alligator, those in the know are looking through the over 300,000 specimens from 166 countries... »

  Fascinating Fauna, Natural History | Edited by Tre, Annetta and others

• February 13, 2012 Annetta added Skull bits of St. Valentine in Chelmno
  

  Chelmno, Poland

  Skull bits of St. Valentine in Chelmno

  A silver reliquary holds what may or may not be parts of the martyr's skull

  Preserved in a small silver reliquary in a parish church in Chelmno, a bit of bone is revered as the skull of St. Valentine, patron saint of lovers (as well as bee keepers and epilepsy, among... »

  Relics and Reliquaries | Edited by Annetta and Rachel

• February 13, 2012 Annetta has been to Sacramento Old City Cemetery
  

  Sacramento Old City Cemetery

  Sacramento's Oldest Existing Cemetery

  Take a tour of this beautiful old cemetery to see graves of California Gold Rush-era governors, murderers, criminals, ladies of the night, Chinese immigrants, and other historical persons of... »

  Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by cellogrl and Rachel

• February 13, 2012 Annetta added Archie the Giant Squid
  

  London, United Kingdom

  Archie the Giant Squid

  The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection

  Held in a custom-made acrylic tank filled with a 10% solution of formol-saline, the giant squid at the center of the London Natural History Museum Spirit Collection was caught off the coast of the... »

  Watery Wonders, Fascinating Fauna, Natural History | Edited by Annetta, Rachel and others

• February 9, 2012 Annetta updated the Mount Tamalpais Aircraft Crash Site
  

  Mount Tamalpais Aircraft Crash Site

  Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy

  On a wet and windy night in late November 1944, a US Navy plane crashed into Mount Tamalpais and killed eight aviators and crew. The aircraft had taken off from Naval Air Station in Alameda when... »

  Disaster Areas, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Duck_Muscle, Annetta and others

• January 30, 2012 Annetta added Mayerling Lodge
  

  Mayerling, Austria

  Mayerling Lodge

  Site of the 1889 murder-suicide of crown prince Rudolf and his lover Mary Vetsera

  For reasons that have never been entirely understood, sometime during the night of January 29, 1889 crown prince Rudolf of Austria shot and killed his lover and then took his own life, thereby... »

  Memento Mori, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Annetta

• January 26, 2012 Annetta updated the Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters
  

  Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters

  Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt

  Comprised of seven wall hangings, each at least 12 feet high by 8 feet wide, the Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters were created 500 years ago by an unknown artist for unknown royalty in Western... »

  Museums and Collections, Outsider Art | Edited by atimian, Dylan and others

• January 26, 2012 Annetta has been to Pergamon Museum
  

  Berlin, Germany

  Pergamon Museum

  The most visited, and possibly most controversial museum in Germany

  Situated on Berlin's Museum Island, the Pergamon Museum houses original, reconstructed monumental buildings such as the Pergamon Altar and the Market Gate of Miletus. Both of these extraordinary... »

  Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by Dampo, atimian and others