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johnsongeographic

I'm a American living and writing in South Africa. A lifelong explorer and aspirational beach bum, I love discovering all the weird and wonderful places of earth.

https://johnsongeographic.wordpress.com/

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London, England

Highgate Cemetery

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Bangkok, Thailand

Wat Mahathat (Temple of the Great Relic)

The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

The Crystal Maiden of the Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

Congressional Fallout Shelter at the Greenbrier Resort

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

LeahC

Jay's Grave

This grave resides at the crossroad of three parishes.

serflac

Added by serflac

Akarsu Köyü, Turkey

Sumela Monastery

A Turkish monastery tucked into a cliff wall.

Dylan

Denizli Merkez, Turkey

Pluto's Gate

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

Allison

Added by Allison

N'Guigmi, Niger

UTA Flight 772 Memorial

The world's most remote memorial to the victims of the UTA Flight 772 disaster.

Josh

Kitum Cave

A salty cave excavated by elephants and the location of a deadly disease vector.

Gedi Ruins

Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.

Akyazı, Turkey

Suluklugol

Fantastic lake on the heart of a fault line.

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Juliet's Balcony

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

HJHausman

Added by HJHausman

Coober Pedy, Australia

Coober Pedy

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

Balgarevo, Bulgaria

Cape Kaliakra

The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.

Darmon Richter

Added by Darmon Richter

Slanchevo, Bulgaria

Pobiti Kamani Stones

Mysterious standing stone formations looks like a petrified forest.

serflac

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Gorna krepost, Bulgaria

Perperikon

An ancient Thracian city where fire rituals were practiced on the largest cult altar in Southeast Europe.

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Dubova, Romania

Decebal's Head

A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

stanestane

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Cliveden Estate, England

Cliveden Hotel

Luxurious hotel designed to stir the imagination of its many visitors.

Madiha Bataineh

Added by Madiha Bataineh

Surrey, England

Leith Hill Tower

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."

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Newport, England

Carisbrooke Castle

The Last Home of an Executed King.

Added by NathanRisinger

Broadway, England

Broadway Tower and Nuclear Bunker

A petite castle folly in the English countryside.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Reykjavik, Iceland

Álfaskólinn (Elf School)

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

Oliver Hong

Added by Oliver Hong

Shibam

A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."

michelle

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Cahuachi

Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.

serflac

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