Blue Desert
Blue DesertBrightly painted boulders in the Sinai DesertNot far from Mount Sinai, in the Saint Katherine Protectorate, lies the Blue Desert. Unlike the White Desert and the Black Desert (both in the...
View ArticleNational Hobo Convention
National Hobo ConventionLargest gathering of hobos in the country has been meeting annually since 1900Embraced by the people of Britt, Iowa, the National Hobo Convention has taken place during the...
View ArticleThe Apatani Tribal Village of Ziro
The Apatani Tribal Village of ZiroHidden in the rain-forests of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India lies the village of Ziro, home to the ApatanisAn old village of the Apatani Tribe, Ziro is found in...
View ArticleGobekli Tepe
Gobekli TepeHunter-gatherer architecture believed to be the oldest religious complex knownSummarizing the importance of the the archaeological site at Gobekli Tepe (Turkish for "Hill with a Belly") is...
View ArticleStonehenge World Heritage Site
Stonehenge World Heritage SiteFamously Misunderstood Wonder of the Ancient World.Much can, and has been said about this amazing monument. In fact, many theories diverge dramatically, regarding purpose...
View ArticleThe Nazi Graveyard of Brazil
The Nazi Graveyard of BrazilNazi graveyard left behind by a Third Reich expedition to the amazon On a small island on a tributary of the River Jary in Brazil stands a nine-foot high wooden cross with...
View ArticleBimini Road
Bimini RoadAn underwater road considered a possible Atlantis locationAccording to Greek legend, the city of Atlantis sunk into the ocean in one single day, wiping its existence off the earth 11,000...
View ArticleThe Uros People of Lake Titicaca
The Uros People of Lake TiticacaThe Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake TiticacaOn Lake Titicaca, one ancient people, the Uros, live on islands made of living reeds that float around the...
View ArticleTroublesome Creek
Troublesome CreekOrigin of the blue-skinned Fugates of eastern KentuckySometime around 1820, a French orphan named Martin Fugate, carrier of an incredibly rare recessive gene for a disease known as...
View ArticleGedi Ruins
Gedi RuinsAbandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of KenyaThe Gedi ruins are one of Kenya's great mysteries. Set in an idyllic location on the Indian Ocean,...
View ArticleCheng Po Pirate Cave
Cheng Po Pirate CaveVenture into the hideout of one of Hong Kong's legendary piratesCheng Po Tsai was just the son of a local fisherman when he was kidnapped by the notorious pirate couple Cheng I and...
View ArticleMaltese Catacomb Complexes
Maltese Catacomb Complexes Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of RabatFrom the 3rd to the 6th centuries CE, the Roman city of Melite developed a complex system of...
View ArticleEisriesenwelt (The World of Ice Giants)
Eisriesenwelt (The World of Ice Giants)A mammoth ice cavern discovered in 1879The 65-foot-wide entrance to this massive ice cave gives the feeling of an entrance to another world, and essentially, it...
View ArticleSubTropolis
SubTropolisThe "World's Largest Underground Business Complex," a 55,000,000-square-foot city underneath MissouriThere are a number of advantages to keeping things underground. The temperature remains...
View ArticleHang Son Doong
Hang Son DoongWorld's largest cave was only discovered twenty years ago and is just now being explored by a team of scientistsHang Son Doong (roughly translates to Mountain River Cave in English) is...
View ArticleBig Four Ice Caves
Big Four Ice CavesCaves carved out of a huge snow driftIn 1999, Mount Baker Ski Area set a world record for snowfall in the United States, totaling a massive 95 feet in one season. Although the North...
View ArticleCoconino Lava River Cave
Coconino Lava River CaveEons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rockLava does weird things. When it flows from a volcano or some other fiery leak in the earth's crust,...
View ArticleSasquatch Caves
Sasquatch CavesChildren's play area billed as a home to BigfootApproximately 200 feet long, Sasquatch caves is a series of above ground tubes that are connected with one another to create "Harry's...
View ArticleCenote Xkeken
Cenote XkekenAzure waters that lead to the Mexican UnderworldBefore the rise of 21st century Mexican drug kingpins, and severed heads in the desert, the Mexican Underworld had a significantly different...
View ArticleAntro della Sibilla (Cave of the Sibyl)
Antro della Sibilla (Cave of the Sibyl)Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the Underworld"The gates of hell are open night and day;mooth the descent, and easy is the way:ut to return, and view the...
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