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Tasiilaq, Greenland

Kulusuk

Small Island off the coast of Greenland.
Added by fi
Rockall, Scotland

Rockall

British Empire's last territorial expansion, claimed by four countries.
PaperTiger Added by PaperTiger
Jardín, Colombia

Teleférico la Garrucha (Garrucha Cable Car)

Would you dare to dangle from a great height in a wooden basket?
FrustratedFormerContributor Added by FrustratedFormerContributor
Jardín, Colombia

Cave of Splendor

Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.
andresvargas Added by andresvargas
French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Port Couvreux

Scattered ruins and a tiny cemetery are all that remain of a failed attempt to colonize the inhospitable Desolate Islands.
Sablais Added by Sablais
Antarctica

Marie Byrd Land

The largest piece of no man's land left on Earth.
jcommerford Added by jcommerford
Antarctica

Point Nemo

At the point of oceanic inaccessibility, you can't get farther from dry land without leaving the planet.
Added by claude chappe
Ghan, Australia

Lambert Centre of Australia

Finding the exact middle of a giant land mass is hard to determine, but this spot managed to do the trick.
Rob Fearn Added by Rob Fearn
Shanghai, China

Shanghart Supermarket

This supermarket in Shanghai appears to be a typical Chinese convenience store, but all of the bottles are empty and all the containers are filled with nothing but air.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Seoul, South Korea

Noryangjin Fish Market

Buy your fish and have it cooked to order in this bustling, eight-floor seafood market.
Reina Gattuso Added by Reina Gattuso
Almaty, Kazakhstan

Zelionyj Bazaar

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.
Rohini Chaki Added by Rohini Chaki
Põhja-Tallinna, Estonia

Fortress Patarei

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.
Prypiat, Ukraine

Abandoned Avanhard Stadium of Prypiat

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Perm, Russia

Gulag Museum

Former prison camp dedicated to the victims of political repression.
PaperTiger Added by PaperTiger
Mongolia

Khustain Nuruu National Park

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Tariat, Mongolia

Ovoos at Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake

A jagged silhouette of shamanistic stone heaps rises from the shore of this dazzling mile-high lake.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Tel Aviv Central Bus Station

The maze-like transportation hub contains abandoned areas, derelict stores, and a resident bat colony.
Added by tomixcomics
Diomede, Alaska

Little Diomede Island

Alaska Natives have lived on this tiny isolated island in the Bering Strait for over 5,000 years.
filmservices Added by filmservices
Berlin, Germany

Knut the Polar Bear

Berlin's beloved bear is immortalized at the Museum für Naturkunde.
Meg Added by Meg
Istra, Russia

Abandoned Marx Generator

A dormant lightning machine equal to all the power in Russia.
Allison Added by Allison
Berlin, Germany

Tajikistan Tearoom

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Kemi, Finland

Kemi Snow Castle

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
atimian Added by atimian
Rovaniemi, Finland

Rovaniemi's Arctic Circle Border

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Saariselkä, Finland

Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.
Added by akornblatt