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Potsdam, Germany

Grave of the Potato King

If you visit the burial place of King Frederick the Great, you'll likely find a couple of potatoes sitting on his tombstone.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Jasper, Arkansas

Triple Falls

These waterfalls can be twins or triplets, depending on how much it's rained recently.
showmestateofmind Added by showmestateofmind
Louisville, Ohio

Molly Stark Sanatorium

This former tuberculosis treatment facility now stands at the center of a public park.
Kara Skovira Added by Kara Skovira
Mogollon, New Mexico

Catwalk Recreation Area

Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.
mikewalker Added by mikewalker
Christchurch, New Zealand

Dance-O-Mat

A coin-operated washing machine turned jukebox, complete with an outdoor dance floor.
Added by kenzierae22
Angola

Ilha dos Tigres

In 1962, the ocean severed this peninsula—and the village that sat on it—from the Angolan mainland.
Added by caseyspencer
Seaford, Australia

'Catch Me'

Designed by an artist known for his eccentric, satirical public works of art.
Added by Obscuravibes
Markovščina, Slovenia

Dimnice Cave

Deep underground, the rusting remains of a German water pumping station from World War II.
ziekrage Added by ziekrage
Orefield, Pennsylvania

Shankweiler's Drive-In Theatre

America's oldest drive-in movie theater has been in continuous operation since 1934.
The Moving Picture Cinema Added by The Moving Picture Cinema
Key Largo, Florida

USS Spiegel Grove Shipwreck

After a long career, a disastrous sinking, and a half-successful salvage, this Naval vessel-turned-artificial reef ended up exactly where she was supposed to—with a little help from nature.
Added by willfaulkner
Wormingford, England

The Wormingford Dragon Window

Was the ravaging reptilian that terrorized this village a dragon, or an escapee from a London menagerie?
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Key West, Florida

USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg

Six miles off the coast of Key West, a former military transport ship is now one of the largest artificial reefs in the world.
Added by willfaulkner
Morrison, Colorado

Morrison Natural History Museum

A tiny town’s tiny museum with some gigantic residents.
mikewalker Added by mikewalker
Grimsby, England

Grimsby Imp

A 12th-century church that houses a dark creature.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Shrewsbury, England

Shrewsbury Prison

A prison with a more than 200-year history.
Kellee Kovalsky Added by Kellee Kovalsky
Wellington, New Zealand

Letterbox Village

Leave a trinket at this artistic collection of mailboxes.
dibbiejane Added by dibbiejane
Kyoto, Japan

Kyotomangekyo Museum

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
London, England

Remains of the Old London Bridge

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.
Gavin Added by Gavin
London, England

Kaspar the Savoy Cat

This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.
SEANETTA Added by SEANETTA
Kodër Spaç, Albania

Spaç Prison

This abandoned prison was so notorious that its name has become a metaphor throughout Albania.
Added by caseyspencer
Tubmanburg, Liberia

Bomi Blue Lake

An abandoned mine pit is now a beautiful, colorful attraction.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Monrovia, Liberia

Abandoned Ducor Hotel

Empty since 1989, now falling into ruin.
KREH Added by KREH
Robertsport, Liberia

Robertsport Ghost Ship

After several weeks of radio silence, this abandoned oil tanker washed up on a remote beach in Liberia.
alexcaro Added by alexcaro
Cessford, Scotland

Cessford Castle

The ruins of a 15th-century castle that has seen its fair share of bitter feuds.
katielou106 Added by katielou106