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• January 22, 2012 jaszmina has been to Hunterian Museum, Glasgow
  

  Glasgow, United Kingdom

  Hunterian Museum, Glasgow

  200 year old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia

  An extensive and eclectic collection of natural history specimens, ethnographic artifacts, and zoological items along with a plethora of miscellaneous oddities, the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow is... »

  Strange Science, Natural History, Medical Museums, Unique Collections, Instruments of Science | Edited by Annetta

• January 22, 2012 jaszmina has been to Britannia Panopticon Music Hall
  

  Port Glasgow, United Kingdom

  Britannia Panopticon Music Hall

  The worlds oldest surviving music hall.

  Built in 1857 by Thomas Gildard and H. M. McFarlane, the Britannia Panopticon Music Hall hosted some of the biggest names on the Music hall circuit and quickly became famed as being the most... »

  The Long Now | Edited by atimian

• January 22, 2012 jaszmina has been to Loch Lomond
  

  Loch Lomond

  Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area

  A freshwater Scottish loch on the Highland Boundary Fault, Loch Lomond is the largest lake in all of Great Britain as measured by surface area. Lomond is known for containing many islands,... »

  Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders | Edited by A Facebook user and Nicholas Jackson

• January 22, 2012 jaszmina has been to Falkirk Wheel
  

  Falkirk Wheel

  Perfect sythesis of old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift

  While it may look like a piece of computer-generated scenery straight out of a video game, the Falkirk Wheel actually transports boats from one disjointed canal to another as they navigate the... »

  Inspired Inventions, Architectural Oddities | Edited by littlebrumble, stevied and others

• September 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to Terror Háza
  

  Budapest, Hungary

  Terror Háza

  Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary

  As Hungary was infamous for brutality during both the Nazi and Soviet regimes, it's no surprise that Budapest is home to a museum dedicated to the memory of those tortured and killed in one... »

  Museums and Collections, Crime and Punishment, Architectural Oddities | Edited by dzamonja and Nicholas Jackson

• September 4, 2011 jaszmina has been to Fingal's Cave
  

  Fingals Cave, United Kingdom

  Fingal's Cave

  Astonishing cave has inspired Celtic legends and modern art

  Queen Victoria, Matthew Barney, Jules Verne, and Pink Floyd are not names you usually hear in the same sentence, but then the place that they all share is itself quite uncommon. Known as Fingal's... »

  Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Curious Caves | Edited by Dylan and Nicholas Jackson

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to Templo de Debod
  

  Templo de Debod

  An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain

  The Templo de Debod, or Temple of Debod, is an ancient Egyptian temple bizarrely out of place in the heart of Madrid, near the Plaza de España. Gifted from Egypt to Spain in 1968 in thanks for... »

  Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Jacque, michelle and others

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to Electricity Pylons of Cadiz
  

  Provincia de Cadiz, Spain

  Electricity Pylons of Cadiz

  The world's most elegant power lines

  Cadiz is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Spain, an ancient (even by Andalusian standards) cluster of buildings on a tiny spit of land jutting into the Atlantic Ocean. Every old city has... »

  Instruments of Science, Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Alpha and Henry

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to Rio Tinto (Red River)
  

  Punta del Sebo, Spain

  Rio Tinto (Red River)

  Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining

  Originating in the Sierra de Huelva mountains of Andalusia, in the town of Nerva, Spain's "red river" runs through the southwestern region of the country. For approximately five thousand years,... »

  Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Martian Landscapes | Edited by Genki and Nicholas Jackson

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to Ruins of Yugoslav Army Headquarters
  

  Belgrade, Serbia

  Ruins of Yugoslav Army Headquarters

  Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade

  The 1990s were a turbulent, war-ravaged decade on the Balkan peninsula. But in last 10 years a lot has changed and Serbia has once again largely re-integrated into European society. Traces of the... »

  Incredible Ruins | Edited by stanestane and Dylan

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to Belgrade Tesla Museum
  

  Belgrade, Serbia

  Belgrade Tesla Museum

  Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works

  In the center of Belgrade, a villa holds the world's largest collection dedicated to the life and work of scientist and inventor Nikola Tesla. Famous for his rivalry with Thomas Edison—and for... »

  Strange Science, Relics and Reliquaries, Instruments of Science, Electrical Oddities, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Annetta and wythe

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to The Devil's column
  

  The Devil's column

  The mark of the Devil's horns on a marble column in Milan

  Just outside the Saint Ambrose church in Milan, there is a white marble column with a couple of holes. According to the legend, the Devil tried to seduce Ambrose into temptation. Frustrated by the... »

  Unusual Monuments | Edited by giorgiobranca and Annetta

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to Milan's Duomo "Dinosaur"
  

  Milan's Duomo "Dinosaur"

  Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast

  Every day hundreds of tourists take pictures of the “Duomo”, the Milan gothic cathedral. But very few of them notice a curious creature, depicted in the bas relief that surrounds the main gate of... »

  Architectural Oddities | Edited by giorgiobranca and Annetta

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to Pyramid of Cestius
  

  Pyramid of Cestius

  The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus

  Egyptomania gripped Rome in the wake of the conquest of Egypt in 30 BC. Both massive original artifacts and inspired copies cropped up all over the city, but only two actual pyramids were known to... »

  Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by Annetta, adam and 2 others

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to Ponte dei Pugni (Bridge of Fists)
  

  Ponte dei Pugni (Bridge of Fists)

  100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps

  For generations of Venetians epic fist fights atop neighborhood bridges were a celebrated tradition. Beginning in about 1600, from September to Christmas each year rival clans would gather en... »

  Architectural Oddities | Edited by Annetta

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to San Bernardino alle Ossa
  

  San Bernardino alle Ossa

  An Ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan

  In 1145 in Via Brolo, Milan, a hospital was built near the Santo Stefano Maggiore Church. The graveyard, filling with bodies from the new hospital, soon proved insufficient. Not long after, in... »

  Ossuaries, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by Maya, Dylan and 4 others

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to Torre dell'Orologio
  

  Torre dell'Orologio

  Go inside to really appreciate the 500-year-old technological masterpiece

  Commissioned by Doge Agostino Barbarigo in 1493, the glorious Torre dell'Orologio, also known as St. Mark's Clock Tower, or "the Moor's Clocktower," facing into Piazza San Marco is a marvel of... »

  Inspired Inventions, Astounding Timepieces, Amazing Automata, Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes | Edited by Annetta and Nicholas Jackson

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to Szabo Ervin Library
  

  Budapest, Hungary

  Szabo Ervin Library

  A 19th century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library

  The incredible Szabo Ervin Library in Budapest is a hidden treasure, left out of guidebooks, tucked into a busy section of the city. But for those in the know, the Szabo Ervin Library is a... »

  Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by michelle

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to Cave Church
  

  Budapest, Hungary

  Cave Church

  Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church

  On the Buda side of Budapest, tucked into the side Gellert Hill (named after a saint who was stuffed into a spiked barrel and rolled down the hill), is a small cave with a large cross above it.... »

  Curious Caves, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to The Holy Right
  

  Budapest, Hungary

  The Holy Right

  Mummified holy right fist of a 1,000-year-old Saint-king

  It is known as “The Holy Right” and every year on August 20th, Hungary takes it out for a walk. The occasion is Saint Stephen’s Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the founder of the Hungarian... »

  Relics and Reliquaries, Mummies | Edited by Dylan, re_nakaba and 2 others

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to La Cité Médiévale de Carcassonne
  

  Carcassonne, France

  La Cité Médiévale de Carcassonne

  Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France

  Named a World Heritage Site in 1997, La Cité has a history spanning more than 2,000 years. The largest former fortress in Europe, it has played a decisive role in the history of Languedoc. An Iron... »

  Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by mratomic, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to Pont de la Concorde
  

  Paris, France

  Pont de la Concorde

  Bridge built from the rubble of the Bastille prison

  Long a symbol of royal authority, the Bastille fell on July 14, 1789, to an insurrection of the people, marking the ignition of the French Revolution. Although there were only seven prisoners in... »

  Architectural Oddities | Edited by allison, wythe and others

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to Gibraltar Airport
  

  Gibraltar Airport

  Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle

  If you're driving through the British overseas territory of Gibraltar and see a passenger jet crossing the highway, don't worry: It was designed this way. When planes are scheduled to land or... »

  Architectural Oddities | Edited by bradenh83 and Nicholas Jackson

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to Kronborg Castle (Elsinore)
  

  Helsingor Statshavn, Denmark

  Kronborg Castle (Elsinore)

  Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet

  "In Denmark lies an old castle ... and deep down in its cellar sits Holger the Dane. In his dreams he sees everything that is happening in all of Denmark." -- Hans Christian Anderson, from "Holger... »

  Intriguing Environs, Architectural Oddities | Edited by canuck and Nicholas Jackson

• July 8, 2011 jaszmina has been to Rundetårn
  

  Rundetårn

  Old observatory in Copenhagen with a spiral corridor used as a racetrack

  Visiting famous landmarks in historical centers of European medieval cities often involves climbing various sorts of towers, be it a fortress, a castle or a cathedral. However, one of the most... »

  Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by stanestane, leiris and others