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• April 13, 2012 zdufran liked Shilin (Stone Forest)
  

  Yunnan Sheng, China

  Shilin (Stone Forest)

  270 million year-old forest of stone

  In China’s Yunnan Province is the famous stone topography of Shilin, meaning “stone forest.” Covering an area of three-hundred square kilometers (or 186 miles) the stone forest is a massive... »

  Natural Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities, Curious Caves, Architectural Oddities, Follies and Grottoes | Edited by leiris and Nicholas Jackson

• April 13, 2012 zdufran liked Huayllay National Sanctuary
  

  Huayllay National Sanctuary

  A remarkable geological formation resembling a forest made of stone

  It doesn't get much more remote than the bottom of the sea. 75 million years ago, that's where the unique geological features of the Huayllay Stone Forest got their start. Some time has passed... »

  Natural Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Geological Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Mark_Casey and Rachel

• February 20, 2012 zdufran liked Hang Sung Sot
  

  Ile des Deux Chaines, Vietnam

  Hang Sung Sot

  Ha Long Bay's "Cave of Surprises" houses a popular phallic rock formation

  Hang Sung Sot, or the "Cave of Surprises" in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, was discovered in 1901 by the French. The cave is located on Bo Hon island. One of the most popular in the bay with tourists,... »

  Geological Oddities | Edited by Bswanson, Nicholas Jackson and others

• February 20, 2012 zdufran liked Suoi Tien Cultural Theme Park
  

  Thanh pho Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

  Suoi Tien Cultural Theme Park

  Have fun at the world's first Buddhist waterslide park

  Suoi Tien Cultural Theme Park is a Vietnamese water-filled fantasy land, located rather unromantically next to a rubbish dump 15 kilometres South of Ho Chi Minh City. Suoi Tien, or "the fairy... »

  Follies and Grottoes | Edited by ilbonito, Dylan and 2 others

• February 20, 2012 zdufran liked The Stonework of Machu Picchu
  

  Peru

  The Stonework of Machu Picchu

  The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers

  Cusco, at 11,000 feet the mountain weather is kaleidoscopic, and the Inca tradition is palpably present. Cusco is every single thing that Santa Fe, New Mexico would like to be - magnificently... »

  Intriguing Environs, Cultures and Civilizations , Lost Tribes, Long Now Locations, Incredible Ruins, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by LongNow, A Facebook user and others

• February 20, 2012 zdufran liked Ta Prohm
  

  Siemreab, Cambodia

  Ta Prohm

  A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle

  Had Ta Prohm been diligently maintained from its construction in 1186 to the present day, it would be just a footnote to the larger Angkor Wat temple. But while Ta Prohm lay forgotten and... »

  Long Now Locations, Incredible Ruins | Edited by elsie4LC, Henry and others

• February 20, 2012 zdufran liked Bokor Hill Station
  

  Bokor Hill Station

  A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot

  One of the first things anyone notices during a visit to Cambodia, is the unbearable heat. Sweltering and oppressive temperatures and humidity beat down on travelers wading through the dense... »

  Ghost Towns, Incredible Ruins | Edited by serflac, atimian and others

• August 25, 2011 zdufran has been to Santa Maria della Concezione
  

  Santa Maria della Concezione

  The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises"

  In 1775, the Marquis de Sade wrote of it, “I have never seen anything more striking.” Granted, the crypt was to his tastes. Mark Twain wrote about it in his 1869 book Innocents Abroad. When... »

  Memento Mori, Relics and Reliquaries, Ossuaries, Mummies, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by michelle, Dylan and 2 others