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• October 14, 2009 Lunarsynthesis added Goddess Tuptim Shrine
  

  Bangkok, Thailand

  Goddess Tuptim Shrine

  A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park

  Accompanying the jasmine, lotus, and incense gifts left at this urban shrine are thousands of phallus (lingam) offerings. Some are well over six feet tall, made of stone, but many are small wooden... »

  Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Lunarsynthesis and re_nakaba

• June 26, 2009 Lunarsynthesis added The Czech's Capuchin Crypt
  

  Brno, Czech Republic

  The Czech's Capuchin Crypt

  Mummified monks and the accidentally interred, in a 17th-century crypt

  The rosy pink facade of Brno's Capuchin Church belies the haunting contents of its underbelly: the mummified bodies of dozens of monks, laid solemnly to rest in the crypt. Before arriving at the... »

  Ossuaries, Mummies, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Lunarsynthesis

• June 26, 2009 Lunarsynthesis added Madingley American Cemetery
  

  Cambridge, United Kingdom

  Madingley American Cemetery

  Vast fan-shaped British cemetery honouring American servicemen lost in World War II

  The exceptionally beautiful Madingley American Cemetery can be found three miles outside the historic university town of Cambridge. Most impressive is the ordered design of the site: a visitor... »

  Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by Lunarsynthesis

• June 26, 2009 Lunarsynthesis commented on Shadow Pilgrim

  This is fantastic, I wish I'd known to look out for it during my own trip to Santiago de Compostela!

• June 25, 2009 Lunarsynthesis added Postojna caves
  

  Postojna caves

  A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system

  A fairytale landscape of looming stalactites, cathedral-shaped rock formations and endless tunnels awaits visitors to Postojnska Jama, the largest cave system in Slovenia. Formed millions of years... »

  Curious Caves | Edited by Lunarsynthesis, re_nakaba and others

• June 24, 2009 Lunarsynthesis added Kunstkamera
  

  Saint Petersburg, Russia

  Kunstkamera

  Peter the Great's enlightening collection of natural oddities

  Tucked away on the third floor of St Petersburg's Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology is the Kunstkamera, containing a stunning array of medical curiosities. Everything from the... »

  Natural History, Medical Museums | Edited by Lunarsynthesis and jiblite