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dylanmmurphy

I recycle, ride my bike and eat vegetarian. Most of the time. Current State Employee with my Masters in Environmental Studies, who dabbles in Android development.

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Pearl River, Louisiana

Honey Island Swamp

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

Rebecca Byrne

Added by Rebecca Byrne

St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Fort Proctor

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

Added by beucj11

Northwest Piscataquis, Maine

Eagle Lake Tramway

Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.

John Pittman

Added by John Pittman

Fairbanks, Alaska

Poker Flat Research Range

Research missiles and rainbow auroras at the world's largest land-based rocket range.

Added by minilaura

Fairbanks, Alaska

Blue Babe

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

FridaBird

Added by FridaBird

Fairbanks, Alaska

Aurora Ice Museum

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Mukluk Land

This junkyard made over as a theme park is the "Most Alaskan place in Alaska."

Anchorage, Alaska

Burial Spirit Houses

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center

The cultural center preserves the history of the Tlingit tribe, who have lived in this Alaska village for more than 10,000 years.

Jake Uitti

Added by Jake Uitti

Mendenhall Ice Caves

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

Hannah Frishberg

Added by Hannah Frishberg

The Upside-Down Forest of Glacier Gardens

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

Added by renakaba

Wizard of Oz Metal Statues

On top of a sheet metal business in Juneau stand nearly a dozen charming Wizard of Oz statues.

Jake Uitti

Added by Jake Uitti

Ketchikan, Alaska

Totem Bight State Historical Park

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Zhangjiajie, China

Bailong Elevator

The world’s tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Markaz Al Belina, Egypt

'Helicopter' Hieroglyphs

Some believe that this ancient mural depicts technology far ahead of its time, but in reality it's nothing quite out of place.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

San Jose, California

The Center of Santa Clara Valley

A mysterious monument covered in a binary code marks the heart of tech.

Anne Ewbank

Added by Anne Ewbank

Dashrath Manjhi Road

One man single-handedly dug a road right through a mountain after his wife died due to its interference.

Josh

Wahiawa, Hawaii

Kukaniloko Birthstones

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.

SamanthaLowen

Added by SamanthaLowen

Munfordville, Kentucky

Kentucky's Stonehenge

A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

Added by tufneln

Stonehenge II

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

Added by chipsndip

Truckhenge

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Stonehenge Replica

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

atimian

Added by atimian

Columbia, Missouri

BoatHenge

Like Stonehenge, but with boats and oodles more charm.

Added by tracys

Groton, Connecticut

Gungywamp

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

Dylan