Geographic Oddities

The last stop in southeast Russia.

The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.

This stone incorrectly marks the 35th parallel, causing some territorial kerfuffles.

For the last century, this international border within a small town has appeared and disappeared various times.

From here, the loch appears to take the shape of mainland Scotland.

The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.

This small roadside eatery exists in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, as the equator runs right through it.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

A thick blanket of beautiful pampas grass cloaks this unique Japanese landscape.

A plaque marks the underground site of one of London's "lost rivers."

This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.

This rare basalt crater lake is used to study the Moon and Mars.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.