Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, United States
The Rosenbach is a stunning library hidden in plain sight in the heart of Philadelphia which contains an almost unbelievable collection of rare books ranging from a hand-written copy of Ulysses to the...
View ArticleChatty Belle in Neillsville, Wisconsin
Standing tall in the city of Neillsville, Wisconsin is Chatty Belle, the self-proclaimed "World's Largest Talking Cow," an honor which is not too hard to hold on to when you are the world's ONLY...
View ArticleNave Espacial de Varginha in Varginha, Brazil
Something strange took place in Varginha, Brazil on January 20, 1996. It is hard to say where it began, but many point towards two sisters and their friend who said they saw a "creature" with a thin...
View ArticleBaby Head Cemetery in Llano , Texas
Sitting near a mountain that once shared its bizarre name, the Baby Head Cemetery is the final remnant of an entire community that based their name on a grisly atrocity for some reason. As the story...
View ArticleGrave of Stonewall Jackson's Arm in Fredericksburg, Virginia
Most of Civil War superstar Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson was buried in a Lexington, Virginia, cemetery that now bears his name, but he was so famous at the time of his death that his amputated...
View ArticleThe Royal Naval Cemetery in Somerset, Bermuda
Known bucolically as "The Glade," Bermuda's Royal Naval Cemetery holds the remains of British naval officers posted to Bermuda who died during the 19th and 20th centuries, including victims of...
View ArticleFifty-Two 80's in Denver, Colorado
Sitting at the end of an antiques district in southern Denver, Fifty-Two 80's is a tightly-packed womb of nostalgia, selling vintage items from a collection that looks like a museum for anyone who grew...
View ArticleRose Island in Charlestown, Indiana
Opened in 1923, Indiana's rustic theme park, Rose Island was a popular attraction for summer vacationers chasing after all manner of early 20th century fun, but the good times only lasted for a little...
View ArticleThe Mulberry Bend in New York, New York
Columbus Park in downtown Manhattan is a peaceful place. Bounded by the federal buildings of the US District Court and Civil Centre on one side, and by the outskirts of Chinatown on the other, it is...
View ArticleBlue Mustang in Denver, Colorado
The “Blue Mustang” sculpture was created by the widely recognized artist, Luis Jiménez, whose previous works are displayed in numerous museums including the Smithsonian American Art Museum in...
View ArticleThe Painted Village of Zalipie in Zalipie, Poland
Stoves, barns, doghouses, homes, wells, chicken coops, bridge, and on and on. If it's in the small Polish village of Zalipie, there are probably some flowers painted on it.Known lovingly as "The...
View ArticlePorter Sculpture Park in Montrose, South Dakota
Cruising down I-90 in South Dakota, motorists will come upon a massive 60-foot bull's head, rising out of the ground like some pagan effigy and guarded by a pair of skeletal minotaurs. Assuming that...
View ArticleThe Skeleton Lake of Roopkund, India in F-3 P-2, India
In 1942 a British forest guard in Roopkund, India made an alarming discovery. Some 16,000 feet above sea level, at the bottom of a small valley, was a frozen lake absolutely full of skeletons. That...
View ArticleGreat Blue Hole in Belize City, Belize
The Great Blue Hole, located just 100 kilometers (60 miles) off the coast of Belize, is an underwater sinkhole that researchers believe is the largest of its kind. Circular in shape and characterized...
View ArticleTermas Geometricas in Santiago, Chile
Nestled in an almost unbelievably lush forest canyon in Chile, the hot spring spa known as Termas Geometricas is a stunning maze of red planks that wind through the trees like something out of a...
View ArticleJumbo Kingdom in Aberdeen, Hong Kong
A small trend of floating restaurants has built up in Hong Kong's Aberdeen Harbor over the years, but none is so large or iconic as the bustling Chinese wonderland, Jumbo Kingdom.One of the largest...
View ArticleFly Geyser in Gerlach, Nevada
This alien looking geyser on the edge of Black Rock Desert is actually man made. Man made by accident, that is.There are actually two geysers on the property. The first was created nearly 100 years ago...
View ArticlePyramid of Tirana in Tirana, Albania
From 1944 to 1992, Albania was governed under a harsh Communist ideal that modeled itself after Stalinism. Landmarks such as the pyramid of Tirana still recall darker days.The out-of-place pyramid was...
View ArticleSprookjesbos in Valkenburg, Netherlands
While Sprookjesbos has grown to be simply a part of the Netherlands' largest theme park (and one of the oldest in the world), the scenes from fairytales both classic and obscure still remain to delight...
View Article1800s Alien Gravesite in Aurora , Texas
While it receives no fanfare today, the small town of Aurora, Texas was once the Roswell of its day after a well-publicized UFO crash in the area, and the pilot of the spacecraft is said to still be...
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