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badgersofdoom

If I was a cat, I would be the killedest of cats.

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London, England

The First Public Drinking Fountain

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

Added by Karitxa

Knoxville, Tennessee

The Sunsphere

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

Collin

Added by Collin

Palace of the Golden Orbs

An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Zhangye Shi, China

Zhangye National Geopark

These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.

hannahlund252

Added by hannahlund252

Victoria Falls, Zambia

Devil's Swimming Pool

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.

Josh

Zinnowitz, Germany

Submerged Gondola

An elevator into the Baltic Sea.

Christine Williamson

Added by Christine Williamson

Asheville, North Carolina

Fleetwood’s

A wedding chapel, vintage clothing shop, and bar all under one roof.

Added by cynecstasy13

Bethesda, Maryland

Glen Echo Amusement Park

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

LeahC

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Pleasure Beach

The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.

Added by pumaliontiger

New York, New York

Catacombs of Old St. Patrick's Cathedral

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.

Andres Schiffino

Added by Andres Schiffino

Wind Telephone

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

hcw2rp

Added by hcw2rp

Claiborne County, Mississippi

Windsor Ruins

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

Quotia Zelda

Added by Quotia Zelda

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Mitchell Park Domes

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

jen487

Added by jen487

Osoyoos, British Columbia

The Spotted Lake (Kliluk)

A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.

Added by annie aronburg

Fort Rock, Oregon

Fort Rock

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

canuck

Added by canuck

Río Celeste

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Chicago, Illinois

U-505

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Vienna, Austria

Wotruba Church

This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.

Added by reptilebetty

The Tree Goats of Morocco

Morocco's Argania trees are infested with nut-hungry goats.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Fenelon Place Elevator

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

worldlywondersandcurios

Added by worldlywondersandcurios

Falkirk, Scotland

Falkirk Wheel

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Puerto Inca, Peru

The Boiling River of the Amazon

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

Lauren J Young

Added by Lauren J Young

The Black Cliffs

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

Added by cait8lin

Florence, Italy

Il Porcellino

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser