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Olenivka, Crimea

Underwater Museum at Cape Tarkhankut

Submerged busts of communist and socialist figures from the USSR.
aboychuk Added by aboychuk
An Hải, Vietnam

Lang Tan Temple (Temple of the Whale)

Home to what locals claim is the largest whale skeleton in Southeast Asia, which is worshiped yearly.
Josh Added by Josh
Moran, Wyoming

Parting of the Waters

Creek water that starts here has a 50/50 chance of ending up in the Atlantic or the Pacific.
The Minx Added by The Minx
Washington, New Hampshire

Grave of Captain Jones's Leg

A gravestone marks where a man's lost limb was laid to rest.
drondinone Added by drondinone
Xianning Shi, China

Underground Project 131

This Cold War–era underground city includes offices for Mao Zedong and Lin Biao.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Denmark / Canada

Hans Island

A long-disputed island that Denmark and Canada claim by periodically alternating flags and bottles of liquor.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Priozerskiy rayon, Russia

Church of Andrew the Apostle

A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.
Added by tinarileyy
Danbury, Connecticut

'Danbury Crowns Them All' Sign

A jewel of early electric boosterism once again charms Connecticut's historic "Hat City."
Added by tedkillmer11
Neyagawa-shi, Japan

Kayashima Station

A Japanese train station built around a 700-year-old camphor tree.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Tatebayashi-shi, Japan

Morin-ji Temple

This temple is steeped in local folklore involving a teakettle and a raccoon dog.
KoinuSensei Added by KoinuSensei
Moscow, Russia

Independent Republic of California Embassy in Moscow

The California secessionist movement has its own foreign embassy, in Russia of all places.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Northern Mariana Islands

Anatahan

The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Italy

The Alpine Wall

A line of abandoned, alien-like fortresses dot the mountains of North Italy.
hcw2rp Added by hcw2rp
Kasendorf, Germany

The Dance Linden

For centuries, Germans have been dancing in trees.
Sarah Laskow Added by Sarah Laskow
London, England

Ilford Animal Cemetery

3,000 family pets and military animals are buried in this London graveyard.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Tandjouare, Togo

Nok Caves

Hidden dwellings in the cliffsides of North Togo used by local Moba tribes to evade 18th-century slave traders.
hcw2rp Added by hcw2rp
Şırnak Province, Turkey

Mount Judi

A small mountain at the crossroads of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria that some believe was the landing point of Noah's Ark.
taotaoholmes Added by taotaoholmes
Stratton, Colorado

419.99 Mile Marker

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.
ExploringTheObscure Added by ExploringTheObscure
Greenland

Camp Century (Project Iceworm)

A Cold War atomic camp buried under the ice is now emerging because of global warming.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Puthukkudiyiruppu, Sri Lanka

Sea Tigers Submarine Yard

Remains of military submarines built in secret jungle factories by the Tamil guerrillas' naval wing.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Brooklyn, New York

Lesbian Herstory Archives

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Yueyang, China

Haohan Qiao — "Brave Men's Bridge"

At nearly 1,000 feet long, this astonishing glass suspension bridge is one of the longest in the world.
Brașov, Romania

Strada Sforii (Rope Street)

This snug medieval lane is one of the narrowest streets in the world.
alexgherman Added by alexgherman
Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania

Kilwa Kisiwani Ruins

Stunning ruins of what was once the center of one of the greatest empires in East Africa.
rogsimons Added by rogsimons