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quiubosimone

Artist / Writer / Teacher. Will rapidly and alarmingly pull over for cool plants, colourful rocks, cemeteries, and megaliths.

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Sinclair Gas Station

This lonely gas station has stood at this location since 1917.

stumpa

Added by stumpa

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Novis Mortem Collective

Inside this shop, visitors are treated to a unique blend of natural history and art.

Added by beatricemowdy

Cambridge, England

Newton's Apple Tree, Trinity College

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

SEANETTA

Added by SEANETTA

Lambayeque, Peru

Tombs of Sipán

The shockingly unspoiled Peruvian tomb of the Lord of Sipan was once guarded by a footless warrior.

Added by kondorqueen

Huayllay Stone Forest

Extraordinary rock formations in open Peruvian fields.

serflac

Added by serflac

Qenqo Temple

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

serflac

Added by serflac

Ečka Kula

Ruins of an old water tower that look like a horror-film castle.

soundkrampf

Added by soundkrampf

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Al Wathba Fossil Dunes

These otherworldly formations were shaped over millions of years by the forces of nature.

Added by klarfeher

Amazake-chaya Teahouse

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

West Vancouver, British Columbia

Mount Strachan Crash Site and Memorial

The scattered debris of a T-33 Canadian naval jet crash from 1963 now stands as a memorial.

CatAshbee

Added by CatAshbee

Dawson City, Yukon

Dawson City Museum

A lasting testament to the Klondike Gold Rush.

Longinus Balo

Added by Longinus Balo

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Vampa: Vampire & Paranormal Museum

An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.

reneesoto

Added by reneesoto

Lerna, Illinois

World's Fastest Pop Machine

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

Mothmans Spouse

Added by Mothmans Spouse

Pyrgi

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.

SamM

Nashville, Indiana

The Sock Barn

Where hikers on the Tecumseh Trail can exchange a dirty sock for a free geode.

Autumn Bones

Added by Autumn Bones

Decatur, Georgia

Mechanical Riverfront Kingdom on Druid Hill

An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.

jessemiers

Added by jessemiers

Dwarfie Stane

Legends surrounding this megalithic tomb range from giants to a dwarf named Trollid.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Drogheda, Ireland

Knowth

This Neolithic passage tomb forms part of a World Heritage Site.

Jenny Snook

Added by Jenny Snook

Zurich, Switzerland

Pavillion Le Corbusier

Constructed along the shores of Lake Zurich, this pavilion is a walk-through work of art.

Hannah Starman

Added by Hannah Starman

Highland, Scotland

Carn Liath

This rare surviving broch is one of Scotland's most impressive Bronze Age structures.

katielou106

Added by katielou106

Isle of Wight, England

St. Catherine's Oratory

This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.

AdOYo

Davenport, California

Davenport Pier Beach

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

Holly Prz

Added by Holly Prz

Margate, England

Margate Caves

This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.

Added by CaveBoss

Minot, North Dakota

Gol Stave Church Museum

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.

Added by Schweg