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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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London, England

Word on the Water

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

Added by Naomiadventures

Bridges of Ross

This natural sea arch highlights Ireland's rugged coastal beauty.

Added by Carnsoreboxer

Mexico City, Mexico

Pyramid of Ehécatl

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

London, England

Beauchamp Tower

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

biblioangi

Added by biblioangi

Catas Altas, Brazil

Maned Wolves of Santuário do Caraça

This neo-Gothic monastery offers a rare chance to witness the unique maned wolf right up close.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Clach an Truseil

The 5,000-year-old megalith is believed to be Scotland's tallest standing stone.

FinnMac

Added by FinnMac

Kalamata, Greece

Kalograion Monastery Silk Weaving

The nuns here cultivate silk to weave some of the finest scarves in the world.

gus619USA

Added by gus619USA

Bled Island Potica

On a small Slovenian island, diners can mix and match a classic cake into dozens of sweet and savory flavor combinations.

Added by Robin Reiners

Binissalem, Spain

Fideus de Vermar

Gargantuan pots of slow-cooked lamb, noodles, and red wine feed everyone at a Mallorcan harvest festival.

rachelrummel

Added by rachelrummel

Mexico City, Mexico

Soumaya Museum

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

atimian

Added by atimian

Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador

Gander International Airport Lounge

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

mariellen

Added by mariellen

Boston, Massachusetts

Brattle Book Shop

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Asia London Palomba

Added by Asia London Palomba

Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France

Zone Rouge

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Skagway, Alaska

Arctic Brotherhood Hall

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

Added by Cornchops

Stockholm, Sweden

Lappis Scream

Every Tuesday, students let off steam by screaming into the night air.

CoolCrab

Added by CoolCrab

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Museum of Sound

An unusual collection of self-made musical instruments and unique noises.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Farmington, New Mexico

Crow Canyon Petroglyphs

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

Added by syabek

Bloomfield, New Mexico

Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness Study Area

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Added by syabek

Thessaloniki, Greece

Abandoned Bogomils Graveyard

This field of half-buried stone crosses was the burial place of a sect of heretical gnostics.

Kristo Pantera

Added by Kristo Pantera

Paleopoli, Greece

Samothrace Sanctuary of the Great Gods

Temple complex that once housed the famous statue of Nike.

Added by Facebook4927793

Arcadia, Greece

St. Theodora's Chapel

Seventeen oak trees sprout from the roof and walls of this tiny chapel without any visual evidence of roots.

stkaratzas

Added by stkaratzas

Chios Rocket War

Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.

Mesopotamos, Greece

Necromanteion of Ephyra

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Pittaki Street

150 or so scrounged-up lamps, chandeliers, and lanterns light up this alley in central Athens.

leiris

Added by leiris