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Takasaki, Japan

Yamanoue Stele and Tumulus

The oldest surviving stele in Japan is a personal dedication from a monk to his late mother.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Viñales, Cuba

Cueva del Indio

Besides being home to cave paintings and pre-Columbian Cuban archaeological remains, you get to take a boat through this stalactite and stalagmite covered cave.
femaleabroad Added by femaleabroad
Chanute, Kansas

Center of Google Earth Mural

A Google software engineer's Easter egg led to what may be the world's most unusual saved screenshot.
Added by ianlefk
Bucharest, Romania

Chimopar

A chemical factory damaged by two earthquakes and an explosion that became abandoned after bankruptcy.
Lana Velkov Added by Lana Velkov
Përrenjas, Albania

Lady Bug Buildings

Decorated with a staggering 1,380 ladybugs, the installation has turned what was once a grim, forgotten nickel mine into a landmark and a statement.
Added by mphnyc
Yokohama, Japan

Ganki Inari

A narrow, dead-end alley hides with a small fox shrine and the untold history of Yokohama's historic red-light district.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Banavie, Scotland

Neptune's Staircase

The longest staircase lock in Britain.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Dead Man's Pond

This pond in Victoria Park is rumored to be bottomless, one of several legends that surround it.
Added by ruhro
Antalya, Turkey

Expo 2016 Antalya

A recently-abandoned international exhibition center.
mascall Added by mascall
Tromsø, Norway

Arctic–Alpine Botanic Garden

The world's northernmost botanic garden has 25 collections of plants from arctic and alpine regions.
Added by AlexMadeira
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland

Kinbane Castle

Built in 1547, these ruins lie on a rocky promontory in Ballintoy jutting into the wild ocean waters below.
Added by kkielceski
County Donegal, Ireland

Inishtrahull

Ireland's most northerly island is hauntingly beautiful. Its lighthouse was the last glimpse of home for many Irish emigrants bound for the U.S.
Added by AnnaMoon
Albino, Italy

'La Via delle Pietre'

Musings of an artist carved into a rural stonewall.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Fala, Scotland

Soutra Aisle

The ruins of a world-renowned medieval hospital.
katielou106 Added by katielou106
Padirac, France

Le Gouffre de Padirac (Padirac Cave)

This impressive chasm is one of the longest natural underground cavities in the world.
Kimberley Added by Kimberley
Houyet, Belgium

Halte Royal d'Ardenne

The private train station King Leopold II built for the Belgian royal family now lies abandoned.
Added by svenvanwalleghem1
Newton, Kansas

'Blue Sky Sculpture'

This vivid painted ceramic sculpture evokes the expansiveness of the prairie sky.
Added by ianlefk
Circleville, West Virginia

Nelson Rocks Via Ferrata

This harrowing climb along West Virginia's jagged spires is one of the only Via Ferrata on America's east coast.
Dylan Added by Dylan
San Francisco, California

The Trocadero

This historic roadhouse has many tales to tell of San Francisco's early history.
Patrick Harrington Added by Patrick Harrington
Churchill, Manitoba

Miss Piggy Plane Wreck

A crash site in the heart of polar bear territory has become a beloved local landmark.
Sydney Rose Added by Sydney Rose
Pune, India

Hissar Fort Stairs

One of the last few remnants of an ancient fort which once stood in the oldest area of Pune.
Vivek Gadre Added by Vivek Gadre
Neyshabur, Iran

Omar Khayyam Mausoleum

The beautifully designed resting place of Iran's national poet is a masterpiece of modern Persian architecture.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Örnsköldsvik, Sweden

Ting1

Contrasting the old concrete courthouse beneath, a modern and colorful residential marvel has emerged, stirring both acclaim and controversy.
Johan SWE Added by Johan SWE
Churchill, Manitoba

Shipwreck of the MV Ithaka

The rusting hulk of a 250-foot-long merchant vessel remains where she grounded on the shore of Hudson Bay.
Sydney Rose Added by Sydney Rose