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• July 21, 2010 Bswanson added Hang Sung Sot
  

  Ile des Deux Chaines, Vietnam

  Hang Sung Sot

  Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation

  Hang Sung Sot, or the "Cave of Surprises" in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, was discovered in 1901 by the French. The cave is located on Bo Hon island. One of the most popular in the bay with tourists,... »

  Geological Oddities | Edited by Bswanson, Nicholas Jackson and others

• July 20, 2010 Bswanson added Black Star Canyon
  

  Black Star Canyon

  The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings

  Black Star Canyon is a remote canyon in the Santa Ana Mountains in Orange County, California, that is popular with hikers and mountain bikers. The canyon is an important archaeological site and... »

  Will-O-Wisps and Spooklights | Edited by Bswanson

• July 16, 2010 Bswanson added The Dominator Shipwreck
  

  The Dominator Shipwreck

  Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961

  On March 13, 1961, a Greek freighter called The Dominator became trapped in the current near the cliffs of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Southern California, between Malaga Cove and Lunada Bay.... »

  Incredible Ruins | Edited by Bswanson and Nicholas Jackson

• July 15, 2010 Bswanson added Il Giardino dei Tarocchi
  

  Il Giardino dei Tarocchi

  Gigantic mosaic sculptures representing tarot cards fill a garden in Tuscany

  Niki de Saint Phalle, born Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle on October 29, 1930, was a French sculptor and film maker. In 1978, she began work on a series of 21 large-scale sculptures... »

  Outsider Art | Edited by Bswanson and Dylan

• July 14, 2010 Bswanson added Point Vicente Lighthouse
  

  Point Vicente Lighthouse

  A "haunted" landmark on the coast of southern California

  The rocky cliff of Point Vicente was named by Captain George Vancouver in 1790 after his friend Friar Vicente of the Mission Buenaventura. It wasn't until May 1, 1926, that the Point Vincente... »

  Will-O-Wisps and Spooklights | Edited by Bswanson, Dylan and others

• July 9, 2010 Bswanson added Sunken City
  

  Sunken City

  A jumble of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliff where a landslide occurred in 1929

  In 1929, a landslide in San Pedro, California, caused a neighborhood of exclusive homes to tumble into the ocean. At its peak, the land movement was measured at an astounding 11 inches a day.... »

  Incredible Ruins | Edited by Bswanson and Dylan

• July 9, 2010 Bswanson added Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
  

  Ha Noi, Vietnam

  Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

  Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

  Despite Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh's will, which clearly stated his wish to be cremated, the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum was inaugurated in August of in 1975. Since then, it has housed the... »

  Memento Mori, Mummies | Edited by Bswanson, Dylan and others

• July 9, 2010 Bswanson added Phra Nang Cave
  

  Ban Phung Noi, Thailand

  Phra Nang Cave

  A phallic shrine to a princess goddess in Krabi, Thailand

  On the edge of Phra Nang Beach in the Krabi Province of Thailand, a cave has been dedicated to a princess goddess named Phra Nang. According to legend, Phra Nang was an Indian princess who was... »

  Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Bswanson, Dylan and others