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WhiskeyBristles

Formerly a bartender from Washington, DC, now a wildland firefighter in the American Southwest.

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Oymyakonsky District, Russia

Oymyakon

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.

Pushkin, Russia

The Amber Room

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Lut Desert (Dasht-e Lut)

The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.

robinrocket

Added by robinrocket

Manchester, England

Soviet Engels Statue

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

JamazingClayton

Added by JamazingClayton

Esperance, Australia

Skylab’s Remains

A tiny museum in Esperance, Australia, displays a bunch of space debris from NASA’s Skylab.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Saint-Pierre, France

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

Added by Dave S

The Devil's Blast

The hellish conditions of this abandoned mine that snakes beneath the Pacific Ocean gave it its diabolic name.

Capemarsh

Added by Capemarsh

Sullivan's Island, South Carolina

Poe's Tavern

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

scrowle2

Added by scrowle2

Yanan Shi, China

Yan'an News Memorial Hall

A quiet ode to Communist China's propaganda machine, including a newspaper edited by Mao Zedong's own hand.

Schmagoon

Added by Schmagoon

Kalalau Trail

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

drewmcd24

Added by drewmcd24

Coober Pedy, Australia

Coober Pedy

An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.

Hyden, Australia

Wave Rock

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.

SamM

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bartram's Garden

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

ljbrubaker

Added by ljbrubaker

Johns Island, South Carolina

The Angel Oak

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

katiebaker4

Added by katiebaker4

Gnosjö S, Sweden

High Chaparral Wild West Theme Park

The lost American era of gunfighters, bandits, Indians and steam trains is recreated in Sweden.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Schroon Lake, New York

Frontier Town

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground

Added by mchampeau

Lindsborg, Kansas

Coronado Heights Castle

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

Added by ellen2

Bayard, Nebraska

Chimney Rock

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Lone Pine, California

The Museum of Western Film History

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

Mabel

Whitney Portal, California

Mount Whitney Summit Shelter

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Three Rivers, California

Glowing Millipedes of Sequoia National Park

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

Jeff Wagg

Added by Jeff Wagg

McCurdy Smokehouse

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

jessicahester1

Added by jessicahester1

Moscow Metro Stations

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

Added by rohancf

Dorset, Vermont

Freedlyville Quarry

This cavernous abandoned marble mine is popular with ice skaters in the winter.

andrewvolent

Added by andrewvolent