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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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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mount Moriah Cemetery

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Montrichard Val de Cher, France

La Cave des Roches (Mushroom Caves)

Miles of man-made caves and tunnels are currently used for cultivating mushrooms.

Leslie McIntyre

Added by Leslie McIntyre

Los Angeles, California

Pink's Hot Dogs

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Elise

Ninja Akasaka

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

Ridgefield, Connecticut

Watermelons on a Greek Statue

What appears to be an act of fruit vandalism is actually a cultural statement.

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Added by lewblank

Ensenada, Mexico

Hussong's Cantina

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

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Added by kjmoore12

Johannesburg, South Africa

Neighbourgoods Market

A growing popular hipster market with over 100 local specialties and live music.

Added by feelovestea

Ano Vouves, Greece

Olive Tree of Vouves

The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

Goldfield, Nevada

Paste Eater's Grave

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

Mexico City, Mexico

Mercado San Juan

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

Rose Annis

Added by Rose Annis

Ramona, California

Potato Chip Rock

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

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Portland, Oregon

Casa Diablo Vegan Strip Club

Is this the most Portland place ever?

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Ars-en-Ré, France

Oyster Vending Machine

For those late-night mollusk cravings.

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Yakhchāls

Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

Los Angeles, California

Café Jack

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

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Added by jbartlett2000

Seattle, Washington

Orient Express Restaurant

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

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Added by steedjb

Inyo County, California

Teakettle Junction

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

K Cady

Added by K Cady

Springdale, Utah

The Narrows

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

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Cartagena, Colombia

The Palace of the Inquisition

This elegant Colombian fortress was one of the torture headquarters for the Spanish Inquisition.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Bogotá, Colombia

Central Cemetery of Bogotá

Storied crypts fill the most famous cemetery in Colombia.

Martintxo

Added by Martintxo

Nariño, Colombia

Las Lajas Sanctuary

A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.

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Added by serflac

Pet Cemetery Cenote

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

Added by aprilfleming

Cuexcomate

The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.

Mario Yair TS

Added by Mario Yair TS

Islas Marietas, Mexico

Hidden Beach

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.