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• August 11, 2011 A Facebook user liked Sigiriya
  

  Sigiriya, Sri Lanka

  Sigiriya

  Ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world

  An ancient stone fortress used by a king of Sri Lanka as a place to build his palace and hide from his brother's attacks, Sigiriya (The Lion Mountain) is often considered the eighth wonder of the... »

  Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities, Cultures and Civilizations | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

• August 11, 2011 A Facebook user liked Booming Dunes of Badain Jaran Desert
  

  Tabin Jisa, Mongolia

  Booming Dunes of Badain Jaran Desert

  The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing

  Badain Jaran Desert is home to the tallest stationary dunes on Earth. Reaching over 1,600 feet tall, they are roughly the same size as the world's tallest buildings. This area also shares a... »

  Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by Dylan, Henry and 2 others

• August 11, 2011 A Facebook user liked Evolution Nature Store
  

  Evolution Nature Store

  A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios

  Evolution stands out among the clothing stores and restaurants in Manhattan's SoHo art district as a truly distinctive and handsome shop. Tucked into every corner and crevice of the wood-panelled... »

  Wonder Cabinets, Commercial Curiosities, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Dylan

• August 11, 2011 A Facebook user liked Nieuwe Spiegelstraat
  

  Amsterdam, Netherlands

  Nieuwe Spiegelstraat

  An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection

  A holdover from Holland's past, the Nieuwe Spiegelstraat in Amsterdam is lined with arcane antique shops, each one a museum to an obscure corner of history. Particularly worth visiting is Thom &... »

  Wonder Cabinets, Commercial Curiosities, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Dylan

• August 11, 2011 A Facebook user liked Minyatür’s Nautical Instruments
  

  Istanbul, Turkey

  Minyatür’s Nautical Instruments

  Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar

  The Grand Bazaar, or Covered Bazaar (Kapaliçarsi) in Istanbul is a magical city within a city. With over 60 streets and more then 4400 shops, the world’s first mall is a buzzing hive of activity,... »

  Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by michelle

• July 18, 2011 A Facebook user liked Kon-Tiki Museum
  

  Oslo, Norway

  Kon-Tiki Museum

  Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition

  In 1947 Thor Heyerdahl and a crew of five others sailed 4300 miles, from Peru to the Pacific islands, in a raft they had constructed from balsa wood. Many people thought it was a suicide mission,... »

  Strange Science | Edited by stanestane

• July 18, 2011 A Facebook user liked Kaali Meteorite Crater Field
  

  Kaali, Estonia

  Kaali Meteorite Crater Field

  Mysterious craters may have been home to an ancient cult

  Kaali, on the Estonian island of Saaremaa, is the site of the last giant meteorite impact to occur in a densely populated region. The landscape that the collision left in its aftermath has been... »

  Strange Science, Disaster Areas, Odd Accommodations, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Trevor, Dylan and others

• July 18, 2011 A Facebook user liked Hang Son Doong
  

  Hang Son Doong

  World's largest cave was only discovered twenty years ago and is just now being explored by a team of scientists

  Hang Son Doong (roughly translates to Mountain River Cave in English) is the world's largest cave and it is so large that it could hold a modern-day skyscraper inside of its caverns, so large that... »

  Natural Wonders, Curious Caves, Architectural Oddities, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Nicholas Jackson and tripandtravel1

• July 18, 2011 A Facebook user liked Cenobio de Valeron
  

  Isla de Gran Canaria, Spain

  Cenobio de Valeron

  Hundreds of caves once used to store grains and animal feed

  High above a canyon, the Cenobio de Valeron is an impressive network of somewhere between 200 and 300 caves spread out over eight floors that were used as granaries. Connected by passages and... »

  Natural Wonders, Curious Caves, Architectural Oddities | Edited by A Facebook user and Nicholas Jackson