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• February 23, 2011 Delireus added Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States
  

  Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States

  Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about a mile away on a private pig farm

  The Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States is located about two miles northwest of Lebanon, Kansas. A small stone pyramid marks the point measured by a survey performed in 1918. A... »

  Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by Delireus and Nicholas Jackson

• July 12, 2009 Delireus added Chernobyl's Ghost Cities
  

  Chornobyl', Ukraine

  Chernobyl's Ghost Cities

  Visit the abandoned towns left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time

  When one thinks of Chernobyl, vacation spot is certainly not the first thing to come to mind. However, more than two decades after the terrible reactor meltdown, tours of the contaminated towns... »

  Disaster Areas, Cultures and Civilizations , Incredible Ruins | Edited by Delireus, mrobscurity and 2 others

• July 10, 2009 Delireus updated the Catacombes de Paris description
  

  Paris, France

  Catacombes de Paris

  The Catacombs hold secrets much stranger than the bones stacked within them

  In 2004, Parisian police were assigned to do a training exercise in a previously uncharted part of the Catacombs of Paris beneath the Palais de Chaillot. Entering the catacombs through a drain,... »

  Memento Mori, Ossuaries, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Subterranean Sites | Edited by CPilgrim, Dylan and 6 others

• July 10, 2009 Delireus commented on Père Lachaise Cemetery

  This place is truly a Necropolis. Walking in it, you wouldn't even guess the city of Paris is all around you, it's so peaceful and beautiful. With over hundreds of graves, I was very surprised to stumble upon, by chance, my family's ancient crypt :). This place is mind blowing.

• July 10, 2009 Delireus added The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine
  

  The Peace Fountain at Cathedral of St. John the Divine

  A curious fountain that has no water and includes Satan, a crab, and 9 giraffes

  Although originally built to be a fountain, this structure has no running water on site currently. Located next to the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine (the largest cathedral in the world,... »

  Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues, Peculiar Fountains, Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Delireus and A Facebook user

• July 9, 2009 Delireus added Mary King's Close
  

  Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  Mary King's Close

  17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death

  Life in 17th-century Mary King's close (neighborhood) in Edinburgh was less than sanitary. Inhabitants lived in narrow winding streets crammed into packed tenements up to seven stories high.... »

  Incredible Ruins, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Delireus, mrobscurity and others