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Nauru
Nauru"The country that ate itself"Known as the country that ate itself, Nauru is - along with the islands of Banaba (Ocean Island), in Kiribati, and Makatea, in French Polynesia - one of the three big...
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Standing wave at Habitat '67, Montreal
Standing wave at Habitat '67, MontrealFuturistic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin ten on the Habitat '67 standing waveWhen someone mentions surfing, the image that comes to...
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Traboules Secret Passages
Traboules Secret PassagesHundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of LyonBetween courtyards and through buildings, secret alleyways and staircases once provided safe and efficient...
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Maison d'Ailleurs
Maison d'AilleursMuseum of science fiction, utopias, and extraordinary journeysMaison d'Ailleurs, or the "House of Elsewhere," revolves around extraordinary journeys - of the mind, at least. It is a...
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Jason de Caires Taylor's Underwater Sculpture Garden
Jason de Caires Taylor's Underwater Sculpture GardenA gallery of underwater art that can be visited by man and fish alikeIt's a rare case when a piece of sculpture means as much to the surrounding...
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The Echo Park Time Travel Mart
The Echo Park Time Travel MartNon-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimensionHave you ever traveled through time and foolishly forgotten your Pastport?...
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National Ignition Facility
National Ignition FacilityLocation of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny starsThe government website for the National Ignition Facility has a curious recipe on...
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Raygun Gothic Rocket Ship
Raygun Gothic Rocket Ship"A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was"A 40-ft-tall rocket ship glimmers in the sunlight on the rare...
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The Bronze Fonz
The Bronze FonzStatue dedicated to the star of an old television showAfter a group of interested citizens raised the $85,000 necessary to construct a giant bronze statue of Fonzie from the hit...
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Knox County Poorhouse
Knox County PoorhouseAbandoned former poorhouse, bible college, and haunted house in an Ohio hamletBuilt in the 19th century, this dilapidated Victorian Gothic building is the centerpiece of the quiet...
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Orvydas Garden
Orvydas GardenSculpture garden of religious statues made it through Soviet ruleAlthough the Soviet Union softened after Stalin's death, life under Khrushchev still wasn't easy for artists and religious...
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Eggheads
EggheadsSeven ceramic sculptures scattered around the University of California, Davis campusThe Eggheads are a series of five ceramic sculptures (with seven total eggheads) by artist Robert Arneson...
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Underground Tunnels of Los Angeles
Underground Tunnels of Los AngelesDuring prohibition, corrupt (or “fun” depending on how you look at it) city officials ran prohibition dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles. While the rest of...
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Sentinelese of the Andaman Islands
Sentinelese of the Andaman IslandsThe most isolated tribe on earthIf any group of people qualifies for the term "lost tribe" it is the Sentinelese. Like other Andaman island natives, they have managed...
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Museo Anatómico de la University de Valladolid
Museo Anatómico de la University de ValladolidA somewhat mysterious anatomy museum in a Spanish UniversityMany of the best museums are to be found tucked away in the corner of a University campus,...
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Joya de Ceren - The Pompeii of the New World
Joya de Ceren - The Pompeii of the New WorldA Mayan village preserved for centuries in volcanic ashJoya de Cerén was a pre-Hispanic farming community that, like Pompeii and Herculaneum in Italy, was...
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The Toba Caldera
The Toba CalderaSite of the largest volcanic eruption in the last 25 million years, one which may have nearly wiped out humanity altogetherIt is tough to get a grasp on the Toba event without something...
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Curtain of Fire
Curtain of FireAn erupting wall of magmaWhen humans breathe, they release carbon dioxide gas that has built up inside them. The Kilauea volcano on the Island of Hawai'i is no different. It is the...
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Terme di Saturnia
Terme di SaturniaGeothermal waterfalls in TuscanyThe average hot tub costs around $2500. Throw in maintenance costs, a new swimsuit and a privacy fence to keep your neighbor from seeing your beer...
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Fire Temple of Baku
Fire Temple of BakuPlace of Fire Worship Built on Top of a Natural FlameSituated on the Abşeron Peninsula, the Fire Temple (Ateşgah) of Baku was a place of sacrifice built above a natural gas vent....
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