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• December 16, 2011 Hammerle has been to Salton Sea
  

  Salton Sea

  The ghostly remains of an accidental sea

  This may sound obvious, but most rain eventually finds its way to the oceans, either via groundwater, rivers or lakes with permeable rock underneath. Some water, though, gets trapped in large... »

  Watery Wonders | Edited by M Rebekah Otto

• December 16, 2011 Hammerle has been to The Integratron
  

  California, US

  The Integratron

  Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside the world's only all-wood, acoustically perfect sound-chamber

  The Integratron is a parabolic dome-shaped structure in the Mojave desert near Landers, California. Construction began in 1954 from the design of aeronautical engineer and ufologist George Van... »

  Strange Science, Strange Statues, Inspired Inventions, Instruments of Science, Outsider Architecture | Edited by anhie and Annetta

• December 16, 2011 Hammerle has been to A Sound Garden
  

  A Sound Garden

  A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds

  "A Sound Garden" is an huge musical instrument and art installation created by Douglas R. Hollis, on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Western Service Center campus. Located... »

  Outsider Art, Unusual Monuments, Inspired Inventions, Musical Wonders | Edited by Dylan and littlebrumble

• December 16, 2011 Hammerle has been to Stari Most
  

  Stari Most

  Bridge that died in war and was resurected

  The Bosnian War of the early 1990s had many victims, both human and architectural. One of the best known among these was the Old Bridge of Mostar. Once one of the most iconic landmarks of Bosnia... »

  Architectural Oddities | Edited by stanestane

• December 16, 2011 Hammerle has been to Dubrovnik Maskeron
  

  Dubrovnik Maskeron

  Gargoyle head that brings good luck

  If you enter the Old Town of Dubrovnik by the Pile Gate, as you walk along the Stradun, the main street, look carefully and you might spot a strange gargoyle head protruding from a stone wall.... »

  Strange Statues, Rites and Rituals, Incredible Ruins | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and others

• December 16, 2011 Hammerle has been to Plitvice Lakes
  

  Plitvice Lakes

  Chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of a geographic phenomenon known as "karst"

  Karst is not a particular kind of rock, but rather the landscape that results from the combination of certain types of rock, often limestone or dolomite, and water. The important element is that... »

  Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities, Extraordinary Flora, Fascinating Fauna | Edited by nsmrekar, stanestane and others

• December 16, 2011 Hammerle has been to Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra)
  

  Blue Grotto (Grotta Azzurra)

  The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius

  "Instantly we were in a vast vault, where all gleamed like ether. The water below was like a blue-burning fire, lighting up the whole. All around was closed in: but, beneath the water, the little... »

  Watery Wonders, Curious Caves | Edited by Annetta

• December 16, 2011 Hammerle has been to Marfa Lights
  

  Marfa Lights

  Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night

  In beautiful, desolate West Texas, Marfa is an outpost of civilization, boasting an independent bookstore and modern art by resident artist Donald Judd. But Marfa is also the site of some... »

  Optical Oddities, Will-O-Wisps and Spooklights | Edited by Henry and michelle

• December 16, 2011 Hammerle has been to 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

• December 16, 2011 Hammerle has been to Catacombes de Paris
  

  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

• December 16, 2011 Hammerle has been to Arecibo Observatory
  

  Arecibo Observatory

  World's largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.

  When it comes to telescopes, there are few as awe-inspiring as the one at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. At 1,000 feet (305 meters) across and 167 feet deep, the Arecibo telescope is the... »

  Instruments of Science | Edited by Trevor

• December 16, 2011 Hammerle has been to Basilica Cisterns of Istanbul
  

  Istanbul, Turkey

  Basilica Cisterns of Istanbul

  A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul

  A Frenchman visiting Constantinople in the 1500s heard stories of locals fishing and drawing up fresh water from holes in their cellars. Upon further investigation, he rediscovered a subterranean... »

  Subterranean Sites | Edited by Annetta

• December 16, 2011 Hammerle has been to Cappadocia
  

  Avcilar, Turkey

  Cappadocia

  Entire cities carved into ancient volcanic rock formations

  Located in the Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolian region of Turkey, Cappadocia is an area where entire cities have been carved into rock. An area with history so abundant and far... »

  Cultures and Civilizations | Edited by jessiedevin, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others

• December 16, 2011 Hammerle has been to Pamukkale Water Terraces
  

  Denizli, Turkey

  Pamukkale Water Terraces

  Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs

  Once a kind of Roman-era health spa, the spectacular rock formations below the ancient city of Hierapolis form a blindingly white natural cascading fountain. Waters from ancient hot springs... »

  Watery Wonders | Edited by Annetta, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others