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• May 25, 2012 Dylan updated the Moynaq
  

  Muynoq, Uzbekistan

  Moynaq

  Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 150km away from the shore

  Moynaq is a city, surrounded by the desert of western Uzbekistan. At first glance, this seems to be one of the many Soviet cities that fell into decline after the collapse of the Soviet Union. But... »

  Ghost Towns, Disaster Areas, Cultures and Civilizations , Incredible Ruins | Edited by Tawsam, Mark_Casey and 2 others

• May 25, 2012 Dylan updated the Fan Tan Alley
  

  Fan Tan Alley

  The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown

  Fan Tan Alley holds the record for narrowest street in Canada and is a central piece to Canada's oldest Chinatown. Just 0.9m wide (about 4 feet) at the narrowest point, it is filled with... »

  Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by RogueTowel, Rachel and others

• May 25, 2012 Dylan updated the Frankenstein Cliff
  

  Frankenstein Cliff

  Rock face that shares a name with Mary Shelley's famous doctor

  Frankenstein Cliff is not named after who you might think. Not an uncommon name in Germany, the cliff itself was named after a German immigrant landscape painter named Godfrey Frankenstein... »

  Natural Wonders, Geological Oddities | Edited by JWOcker, Rachel and others

• May 25, 2012 Dylan updated the Kyrk Gyz Cave
  

  Koytendag, Turkmenistan

  Kyrk Gyz Cave

  A cave covered with bizarre stalactites of cloth

  In the Köytendag Mountains, a dirt trail leads to the remote Kyrk Gyz Cave. Inside the cave is a something which looks familiar but slowly reveals itself to be bizarre. The ceilings of the... »

  Curious Caves, Cultures and Civilizations , Rites and Rituals, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Tawsam, Rachel and 2 others

• May 25, 2012 Dylan updated the The Apatani Tribal Village of Ziro
  

  Ziro, India

  The Apatani Tribal Village of Ziro

  Hidden in the rain-forests of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India lies the village of Ziro, home to the Apatanis

  An old village of the Apatani Tribe, Ziro is found in the mysterious state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. The area is famous for having pine hills, mountain rice cultivation and for its... »

  Cultures and Civilizations , Rites and Rituals, Lost Tribes | Edited by vatoad, Rachel and others

• May 25, 2012 Dylan updated the STF Kolarbyn Eco Lodges
  

  Skarsjon, Sweden

  STF Kolarbyn Eco Lodges

  Bring your hiking shoes, wool socks, and thermal underwear for a stay in these cozy forest huts.

  The STF Kolarbyn eco-lodges are located in the thick of Sweden's woods and are not your typical hostels. For anyone who's always dreamed of living inside the trunk of an actual tree, these... »

  Extraordinary Flora, Commercial Curiosities, Odd Accommodations, Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by katiebaker4, Mark_Casey and 2 others

• May 23, 2012 Dylan updated the Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery
  

  Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery

  A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public

  Count Orlok’s Nightmare Gallery is a movie monster museum located in Salem, MA. This private collection of James Lurgio features full-size creature creations that are made of resin, latex, and... »

  Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by JWOcker, Rachel and others

• May 23, 2012 Dylan updated the Demon Murder Trial Sites
  

  Demon Murder Trial Sites

  Connecticut sites linked to the only trial to ever use demon possession as a criminal defense

  In February 1981, 19-year-old Arne Johnson stabbed his landlord Alan Bono to death after a day of drinking and partying that ended at Bono’s apartment at a dog kennel that he ran in Brookfield,... »

  Crime and Punishment | Edited by JWOcker, Rachel and others

• May 22, 2012 Dylan updated the Grave of Midnight Mary
  

  Grave of Midnight Mary

  Final resting place of a New Haven urban legend

  In life, she was known by the name Mary E. Hart, but today most people in New Haven, CT, know her as Midnight Mary. The story goes that Mary was accidentally buried alive after a swoon. One of her... »

  Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by JWOcker, Rachel and others

• May 21, 2012 Dylan updated the Cala Longa's Resort Ruins
  

  Cala Longa's Resort Ruins

  A resort destroyed by a mysterious bombing offers visitors only its remains and the riddle behind it's demise.

  About a decade ago, an Italian real estate promoter built a large resort on the shore of Corsica’s Cala Longa beach. It operated for two years before a sudden bombing destroyed the property.... »

  Crime and Punishment, Disaster Areas, Odd Accommodations, Incredible Ruins | Edited by katiebaker4, Rachel and others

• May 16, 2012 Dylan updated the Kalaupapa Leper Colony
  

  Kalaupapa Leper Colony

  Once home to over 8000 exiled Hawaiians suffering from Hansen's Disease

  Cut off from the rest of the world by 1600-foot cliffs on one side and ocean on the other, Kalaupapa, Molokai, is a naturally beautiful prison. When Hansen's Disease, historically known as... »

  Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by Annetta, wythe and others

• May 15, 2012 Dylan updated the Valley of Balls
  

  Shetpe, Kazakhstan

  Valley of Balls

  Mysterious spherical rocks in the semi-desert of western Kazakhstan

  Close to the town of Shetpe in Western Kazakhstan lies the Valley of Balls – or Torysh, as it is known in Kazakh. It consists of numerous ball-like rock formations strewn across a wide range of... »

  Natural Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities | Edited by Tawsam, Rachel and others

• May 15, 2012 Dylan updated the S.S. San Pasqual Shipwreck
  

  S.S. San Pasqual Shipwreck

  Former WWI oil tanker played a variety of roles in history, its tantalizing rum-flavored scent being the only constant

  In 1920, The S.S. San Pasqual was launched by the Pacific Marine Construction Company in San Diego as one of the oil tanker ships of the World War I Emergency Fleet. In 1921, she was damaged by a... »

  Watery Wonders, Incredible Ruins | Edited by katiebaker4, Rachel and others

• May 10, 2012 Dylan added Depression era Dinosaur Park
  

  Depression era Dinosaur Park

  Towering concrete dinosaurs give a window into Depression-era paleontology

  Ever since learning of their existence, we've been piecing dinosaurs together, taking them apart, piecing them back together with different heads, naming them, debating them, and renaming them. In... »

  Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues | Edited by Dylan, Rachel and others

• May 4, 2012 Dylan updated the Camera Obscura & World of Illusions
  

  Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  Camera Obscura & World of Illusions

  360° views of the city from the Camera Obscura Outlook Tower, and five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science fun

  Part funhouse part learning center, Camera Obscura and the World of Illusions is five floors of perspective-bending fun. Operating for over 150 years, it is Edinburgh's oldest purpose built... »

  Strange Science, Inspired Inventions, Instruments of Science, Optical Oddities, Mazes | Edited by JocksAway, Dylan and others

• May 2, 2012 Dylan updated the James Lind's Memorial Tablet
  

  Edinburgh, United Kingdom

  James Lind's Memorial Tablet

  James Lind, the world's first experimental nutritionist, is memorialized as "The Hippocrates of naval medicine"

  An affliction practically nonexistent these days due to its simple solution, scurvy was once the scurge of sailors, pirates, and anyone else spending an extraordinary amount of time on the high... »

  Unusual Monuments, Memento Mori | Edited by Rachel and Dylan

• May 2, 2012 Dylan updated the Darra Adam Khel
  

  North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan

  Darra Adam Khel

  A city entirely devoted to illegal gun production

  The city of Darra Adam Khel is situated in Khyber Regency, south of the city of Peshawar and close to both the infamous Khyber Pass and the Afghan border. It's generally regarded as the largest... »

  Cultures and Civilizations , Commercial Curiosities | Edited by Tawsam, Rachel and others

• May 2, 2012 Dylan updated the Sewers of Toronto
  

  Sewers of Toronto

  A well-preserved network of cavernous tunnels have spent silent centuries removing Toronto's waste

  It takes a truly special set of circumstances to turn sewage into a landmark. Or, more appropriately, to turn the path it takes to sewage heaven into a landmark. Large cities have elaborate sewer... »

  Architectural Oddities, Follies and Grottoes, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Mark_Casey, Rachel and others

• May 2, 2012 Dylan updated the IceCube Research Station
  

  IceCube Research Station

  The world's largest neutrino telescope searches for secrets of the universe at the South Pole

  When your grade-school science teacher described the various methods one can use to construct a telescope, drilling countless holes a mile and a half deep into Antarctic ice probably wasn't one of... »

  Inspired Inventions, Instruments of Science, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Mark_Casey, Rachel and others

• April 30, 2012 Dylan added Aleister Crowley ‘s Thelema Abbey
  

  Aleister Crowley ‘s Thelema Abbey

  Where Aleister Crowley taught magik in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars" his "chamber of nightmares."

  In 1919 , Aleister Crowley  -  a mystic and occultist known as "The Great Beast - had a revelation: he and his followers had to create a sanctuary, a holy place that would enable them to live... »

  Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship, Eccentric Homes, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Dylan and Laetitia

• April 30, 2012 Dylan updated the Los Callejones de Las Majadas
  

  Las Majadas, Spain

  Los Callejones de Las Majadas

  "Alleys of Stone" form natural mazes in Spanish natural park

  Forming a labyrinthian stone maze are the natural karst formations of the Los Callejones de Las Majadas or "Alleys of Stone." Besides the maze like set of "alleys" the stones also resemble... »

  Natural Wonders | Edited by Piedrasmagicas and Dylan

• April 30, 2012 Dylan updated the Site of the Forest Swastika Reddit
  

  Zernikow, Germany

  Site of the Forest Swastika Reddit

  Remnants of 100 trees that made the Nazi symbol each fall

  Each autumn in Zernikow, a rural town 60 miles from Berlin, a group of Larch trees formed a 200-square-foot swastika. The yellowing trees stood out prominently against the surrounding evergreens... »

  Horticultural Marvels | Edited by atimian and Dylan

• April 25, 2012 Dylan updated the Citadelle Laferrière
  

  Citadelle Laferrière

  This iconic fortress was once the crown jewel of Haiti's national defense

  War creates great art. You hardly ever hear that claim being made by the often-artsy peaceniks of the world, but it's true. Indelible, iconic images are a key result of almost any war, big or... »

  Museums and Collections, Crime and Punishment, Unusual Monuments, Memento Mori, Relics and Reliquaries, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Micro-Nations, Cultures and Civilizations , Lost Tribes, Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by MaudeSwift, Mark_Casey and 2 others

• April 20, 2012 Dylan updated the Museum of Radiology
  

  Brussels, Belgium

  Museum of Radiology

  Dummies recreate radiological discoveries from history

  The Museum of Radiology is located in the waiting room of the Military Hospital of Brussels. While patients wait to receive their medical imaging, visitors to the museum can view posters and... »

  Museums and Collections, Strange Science, Medical Museums | Edited by AnnaFiddler, Dylan and others

• April 20, 2012 Dylan updated the Chios Rocket War
  

  Vrontados, Greece

  Chios Rocket War

  The Chios Rocket War "Rouketopolemos", in which two churches in the town of Vrontados shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in a strange Easter celebration

  Two rival parishes on the Greek island of Chios engage in a most unusual and dangerous Easter tradition that has been taking place quite possibly since the Ottoman era. The churches, which sit on... »

  Cultures and Civilizations , Wondrous Performances, Rites and Rituals | Edited by Rachel, Dylan and others