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Walker, West Virginia

Volcano Historic Boomtown

Once home to a thriving oil industry, this town now sits eerily abandoned.
rbt45769 Added by rbt45769
Indooroopilly, Australia

Walter Taylor Bridge

The pillar of this bridge contains a small home and underneath, a ballroom.
Added by cstrong
Wilsons Promontory, Australia

Squeaky Beach

The spherical grains of white quartz sand give every step on this Australian beach a distinctive sound.
Added by Obscuravibes
Las Vegas, Nevada

Tule Springs Fossil Beds

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Washington, D.C.

Hidden Figures Way

A street in front of NASA's D.C. headquarters has been named in honor of the Black women who were essential to early spaceflight.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Yokohama, Japan

Green Thumb

Home to herbal cosmetics, teas, and a unique set of dolls known as kitchen witches.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tallinn, Estonia

St Catherine's Passage

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Tarra Valley, Australia

Tarra Falls

A waterfall rushing through a lush fern gully in Australia's Tarra-Bulga National Park.
Added by Obscuravibes
Stockholm, Sweden

Artipelag

This Stockholm art museum integrates many of its pieces into the surrounding outdoor areas and natural landscape.
Added by sigrid
Ansó, Spain

Dolmen of Aguas Tuertas

Among the best preserved megalithic monuments in the Aragón river valley.
Added by rubencor01
Acharnes, Greece

Park of Souls

After a catastrophic forest fire, a Greek artist transformed scorched tree trunks outside an old sanatorium into this haunting sculpture garden.
Added by kaskalaga
Denio, Nevada

Blue Lake

In the little-known Pine Forest Range in northwestern Nevada, a natural lake of glacial origin.
slgwv Added by slgwv
Peru, Indiana

Seven Pillars of the Mississinewa

A set of tall pillars and alcove-like rooms that are significant to the Miami people of Indiana.
Added by lewdinih
San Sebastián, Spain

Montaña Suiza

The oldest operating roller coaster of its kind, the Montaña Suiza has been thrilling riders since 1928.
Added by Jeremy T
Montreal, Québec

Paris Métro Sign at Victoria Square

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 
niallmccumesty Added by niallmccumesty
Santa Maria Navarrese, Italy

Grotta del Fico

Packed with geological formations, an ancient river, and taxidermied seals, this overlooked coastal cave system is worth a spelunk.
Michelle Cassidy Added by Michelle Cassidy
Ilkeston, England

The NatWest Hole

How did a literal hole in a wall become one of the top-rated tourist attractions in this English town?
Henri Added by Henri
Accokeek, Maryland

Marshall Hall

The ruins of an 18th-century mansion that was once named "Mistake" by the man who had it built.
Added by blimpcaptain
Odessa, Ukraine

Odessa Cable Car

Built in the Soviet era, this cableway system still runs gondolas from Odessa down to Otrada Beach.
Johan SWE Added by Johan SWE
Bishtazhin, Kosovo

Ura e Terzive

This 15th-century Ottoman bridge was modified to keep up with the changing course of the river Erenik.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Luras, Italy

Olivastri Millenari

At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.
Michelle Cassidy Added by Michelle Cassidy
Gadoni, Italy

Sa Stiddiosa

Greenery covers the face of a gently-dripping waterfall deep in the mountains of central Sardinia.
Michelle Cassidy Added by Michelle Cassidy
Tyler, Texas

Tyler Rose Garden

The largest public collection of roses in the United States.
forssa Added by forssa
Strichen, Scotland

Strichen House

The ruinous former neo-classical mansion was built for Thomas Fraser of Strichen.
katielou106 Added by katielou106