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Amiens, France

Jules Verne's Tomb

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.
rogerbcn Added by rogerbcn
San Francisco, California

Encryption Lava Lamps

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Aksaray, Turkey

Cappadocia

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Added by jessiedevin
Johannesburg, South Africa

Ponte Tower

The tallest residential building in Africa is an unsettling Brutalist monolith.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Wicklow, Ireland

Victor's Way Indian Sculpture Park

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Ocaklı Köyü, Turkey

Ani Ghost City

An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.
Added by ekoptev
Maldonado, Uruguay

Puente Laguna Garzón

Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Spain

Gaztelugatxe

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Marshall Islands

Cactus Dome

An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.
Josh Added by Josh
San Pablo Villa de Mitla, Mexico

Hierve El Agua

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.
Alicia Bones Added by Alicia Bones
Dargavs, Russia

Dargavs Village

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.
Added by ekoptev
Chile

Hand of the Desert

A sculpture of a giant hand reaches for the stars in the middle of the Atacama desert.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Baltimore, Maryland

Mr. Trash Wheel

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.
Cara Giaimo Added by Cara Giaimo
New York, New York

The Ziegfeld Head

The front yard of an Upper East Side town house hides the last fragment of one of New York's most famous theatres.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
London, England

Metropolitan Police Coat Hook

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Tottori-shi, Japan

The Sand Museum

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Sant Just Desvern, Spain

La Fábrica (The Factory)

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.
Mira Added by Mira
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Cyanometer

Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Wisniowa, Poland

Oak Jozef

The hollow trunk of this 650-year-old tree was used as a hideout by two Jewish brothers during World War II.
Added by Kavya Ram Mohan
Estacada, Oregon

Original Stash Tribute Plaque

A plaque commemorates the spot in the Oregon woods where the first-ever Geocache was hidden.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Essex, England

The Broomway

A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.
MagnumPI Added by MagnumPI
Khumjung, Nepal

The Yeti Scalp of Khumjung

A Himalayan monastery claims to have a piece of a centuries-old abominable snowman.
neuromon Added by neuromon
La Paz, Bolivia

Cholita Wrestling

The celebrity luchadores of La Paz are tough ladies in traditional petticoats and braids.
ewayte Added by ewayte
Waxhaw, North Carolina

The Museum of the Alphabet

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.
Added by GWS