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Foynes, Ireland

Foynes Flying Boat Museum

The world's only flying boat museum honors a small Irish village that sent 20th-century aviation to new heights.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Kerry, Ireland

Charlie Chaplin's Vacation Statue

An Irish town has built a statue to a silent film actor simply thanks to the holidays he once spent there.
Added by wenmia
Kerry, Ireland

O'Shea's Pub

An abandoned faux-pub made famous by a Guinness commercial.
aRedLetterLife Added by aRedLetterLife
Galway, Ireland

Landing Site of the First Transatlantic Flight

A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.
Added by JenPenguin
Dublin, Ireland

Samuel Beckett Bridge

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.
Added by OKonheim
Ireland

The Dry Stone Walls of the Aran Islands

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.
Inisheer, Ireland

MV Plassy

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Carlingford, Ireland

Sliabh Foy Loop Trail

The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Kilkenny, Ireland

Old Red Iron Bridge

Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.
UrbexJunkie Added by UrbexJunkie
Kerry, Ireland

Gap of Dunloe

Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.
Ea Rayos Added by Ea Rayos
Galway, Ireland

Dun Aonghasa

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.
Added by linzy383
Sligo, Ireland

The Glen

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.
Added by uwwtp
Skibbereen, Ireland

Irish Sky Garden

This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.
Magadan, Russia

Mask of Sorrow

This eerie sculpture overlooks what was known as the Road of Bones under Joseph Stalin.
Added by carmenmandadoesp
Druzhnyy, Russia

Goliath Transmitter

The Russians still use the transmitter Nazis built during World War II to communicate with submarines.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Spassky District, Russia

Bolghar

During the Soviet era, the medieval capital of Volga Bulgaria served as a substitute for Mecca.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Tashanta, Russia

Tashanta

The last stop in southeast Russia.
alessandro cini Added by alessandro cini
Kondrovo, Russia

Home Museum of Wooden Sculptures

A curated museum of wooden sculptures inhabits this Russian home.
serflac Added by serflac
Nikola-Lenivets, Russia

Nikola-Lenivets Art Park

The largest art park on the European continent.
Added by artemmarkiv
Kurilskiy Rayon, Russia

Urup Island

Is it an island or a volcano? That question probably explains why it's uninhabited.
michelle Added by michelle
Russia

Rio Shipwreck

One of the most popular attractions in the small resort town of Kabardinka.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Udachny, Russia

Shukhov Tower on the Oka River

An unused hyberbolic electricity pylon kept as architectural monument.
Russia

Por-Bajin

The Uyghur settlement in the middle of a lake continues to raise questions.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Omsk, Russia

Pushkin Library Metro Station

A "station to nowhere" marks the site of a Siberian subway project that never saw the light of day.
ylitvinenko Added by ylitvinenko