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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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Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Mothman Museum

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

Jane Weinhardt Goldberg

Added by Jane Weinhardt Goldberg

Milton, Delaware

Dressed John Milton Statue

A statue of the English poet for whom this Delaware town is named is ritually dressed in seasonally appropriate clothing.

dogfishhead

Added by dogfishhead

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg's Mini Statue of Liberty

A local prank turned town icon.

Jane Weinhardt Goldberg

Added by Jane Weinhardt Goldberg

Fouke, Arkansas

Boggy Creek Monster

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Undersea Brine Lake

A lake at the bottom of the ocean.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Forks, Washington

One Square Inch of Silence

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Friday Harbor, Washington

Whale Museum

Orcas on display and in the water.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Vigna Randanini

One of seven Jewish catacombs in Rome and one of only two open to the public.

AllisonEng

Added by AllisonEng

The Mithraeum at Circus Maximus

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Whittier, Alaska

Portage Ghost Town

The ruins of a town wiped out by the second-largest earthquake in recorded history.

meltingknight

Added by meltingknight

The Pirate Cemetery

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.

SamM

Soriano nel Cimino, Italy

Santa Cecilia Necropolis

A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.

LatiumMirabile

Added by LatiumMirabile

San Biagio Platani, Italy

Arches of Bread Festival

Every Easter, a small Sicilian town builds a stunning cathedral out of bread.

vittoriatraverso

Added by vittoriatraverso

Stockholm, Sweden

Nobel Ice Cream

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

Anne Ewbank

Added by Anne Ewbank

Mexico City, Mexico

Skull Rack of the Great Temple

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Dunning, Scotland

Maggie Wall's Memorial

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

hcw2rp

Added by hcw2rp

Kapiti Island Nature Reserve

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

Edward Denny

Added by Edward Denny

Wulumuqi Shi, China

Tarim Mummies

These excavated burials from the Tarim Basin are wrapped in mystery.

Edward Denny

Added by Edward Denny

São Paulo, Brazil

La Madone de São Paulo

This giant mural of Santa Muerte in downtown São Paulo reminds passersby of their own mortality.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Nashville, Tennessee

Ugly Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

Natural Bridge, Virginia

Hidden J.R.R. Tolkien Quote

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

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Deir-e Gachin Caravanserai

One of the largest and oldest caravansaries in Persia.

Mexico City, Mexico

CCEMx Site Museum

The remains of an Aztec school and various intriguing artifacts lie below a modern cultural center.

Mario Yair TS

Added by Mario Yair TS

Volcano, California

Black Chasm Cavern

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

Added by mowozbk