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Japan's Abandoned Russian Village
Japan's Abandoned Russian VillageA failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefectureIn 1993 this park was first opened to encourage relations between Japan and Russia. It was...
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Maunsell Army Sea Forts
Maunsell Army Sea FortsSurreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attackRising from the water like rusty invaders out of H.G. Wells, the Maunsell Army Forts in the Thames...
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Nevada County Hospital
Nevada County HospitalAbandoned hospital with sinister history lies empty on the edge of town it served for 150 years.Though it served different purposes throughout the years, the Nevada County...
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Leadville's Abandoned Silver Mine
Leadville's Abandoned Silver MineAbandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structuresImmediately east of the town of Leadville, is the site of a vast abandoned silver mine. Pocked with all...
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Cuba's Abandoned Nuclear Plant Construction
Cuba's Abandoned Nuclear Plant Construction A nuclear power plant abandoned along with an international allegience.In 1976, Cuba and the Soviet Union decided to build and co-manage a nuclear power...
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Babi Besar's Abandoned Resort
Babi Besar's Abandoned ResortIsland, once a pirate hideout, now home to an abandoned resortBabi Besar Island is a small island (4km or 2.5 miles long) praised for its stunning coral reefs and marine...
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Lucy the Elephant
Lucy the ElephantLucy, the world's largest "elephant," turns 128Lucy, the world's largest "elephant," celebrated her 128th birthday in 2009 in her hometown of Margate City, New Jersey. Built of tin and...
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The Casa De Flor
The Casa De FlorA self built castle built by a salt worker in BrazilLocated in Brazil's Sao Pedro da Aldeia, The Casa De Flor, or House of the Flower, is a tiny house and masterpiece of outsider...
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Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
Philadelphia's Magic GardensFolk art environment, gallery space, and nonprofit showcasing the work of mosaicist Isaiah ZagarPhiladelphia's Magic Gardens are a folk art environment, gallery space, and...
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Gliwice Radio Tower
Gliwice Radio TowerGliwice Radio Tower, likely the tallest wooden structure in the worldGliwice Radio Tower, or "the Silesian Eiffel Tower" as the locals call it, stands 387 feet tall and it is quite...
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America's Oldest Operating Theater
America's Oldest Operating TheaterAmerica's oldest existing surgical theater, where you can practically hear the screamsIn the early 1800s, an operating theater was quite literally that—a combination...
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Site of the Forest Swastika Reddit
Site of the Forest Swastika RedditRemnants of 100 trees that made the Nazi symbol each fallEach autumn in Zernikow, a rural town 60 miles from Berlin, a group of Larch trees formed a 200-square-foot...
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Cimetière de Liers
Cimetière de LiersHuge Russian Orthodox cemetery in danger of being converted into open public spaceOne of two major cemeteries in the city, the Cimetière de Liers is a Russian Orthodox cemetery on the...
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Stichting Nationaal Brilmuseum
Stichting Nationaal BrilmuseumThe spectacular history of spectaclesEver since the early nineteenth century, the Theunissen family has had a strange obsession with spectacles and the mark they've made...
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Kemmel's Top Secret Command Bunker
Kemmel's Top Secret Command BunkerA Cold War Command Center hidden under an Idyllic CountrysideThere were many rumours among the populace, concerning the truth of their being a military installation in...
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The Calendar Sundial
The Calendar SundialModern sundial uses ancient methods to tell time and date perfectlyThe Calendar Sundial in Galway, Ireland tells both the time of day and the month of the year. Located in Brigit's...
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Bighorn Medicine Wheel
Bighorn Medicine WheelNative American circle of stones used to predict astronomical eventsA mysterious pattern of stones sits at the summit of Medicine Mountain, nearly 10,000 feet above the Bighorn...
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Holy Mount of Athos
Holy Mount of AthosOrthodox Monk RepublicHoly Mountain of Athos is a place out of time, a slice of history that might have never existed. Here, even the calendar is different from one used by the rest...
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Beverly Clock
Beverly ClockRunning since 1864, this clock has yet to be wound, possibly the longest running science experiment knownDespite many attempts, and many claims, of having built a perpetual motion machine,...
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Hole-in-the Wall Outlaw Hideout
Hole-in-the Wall Outlaw HideoutRemote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidRemember Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? We're not talking Paul Newman and Robert Redford in...
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