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Cabuya, Costa Rica

Cabuya Island Cemetery

There is a small island in the Gulf of Nicoya where the only human inhabitants are dead.
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Krakow, Poland

Collegium Maius

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Krakow, Poland

The Cloth Hall Knife

Legend holds that this knife serves as a chilling reminder of the deadly rivalry between two local builder brothers.
Johan SWE Added by Johan SWE
Krakow, Poland

Krakow Torch Sockets

Remnants from a time before electricity.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Oulu, Finland

Air Guitar World Championships

The grandest stage for the world's foremost masters of invisible instruments.
Added by biancac
Jokela, Finland

Jokelan Tiilitehdas Brick Factory

This once-mighty brick factory is now a unique museum experience.
Added by karljonasviktor
Isnäs, Finland

Rönnäs Archipelago Museum

Home to the finest collection of peasant boats in Finland.
Added by Punkprefect
Haikko, Finland

Albert Edelfelt Studio Museum

See where this respected Finnish painter created over 200 works of art.
michelemherrmann Added by michelemherrmann
Ranua, Finland

Arctic Guesthouse & Igloos

This bed and breakfast is steeped in history and offers guests a unique way to experience nature—glass igloos on a frozen lake.
tuomashaapala Added by tuomashaapala
Joensuu, Finland

Heavy Metal Knitting World Championships

One of the world's most unusual events combines headbanging and needlework.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Rosala, Finland

Bengtskar Lighthouse

The tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countries was also the site of a bloody World War II battle.
daynix Added by daynix
Kemi, Finland

Kemi Snow Castle

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
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Samsø Municipality, Denmark

Samsø Labyrinten

The world's largest maze is a nature park with nearly 200 decision points.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Hökåsen-Badelunda, Sweden

Labyrinten vid Tibble (The Tibble Labyrinth)

This 2,000-year-old stone maze is one of the oldest in the country, but its purpose is still a mystery.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Wellington, New Zealand

Moai Statue

One of the iconic moai of Rapa Nui stands guard in Lyall Bay as a symbol of the friendship between New Zealand and Chile.
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Frederikssund, Denmark

'Min Indre Svinehund' ('My Inner Beast')

This striking pig statue was part of a 1993 guerilla art project against racism.
Johan SWE Added by Johan SWE
Oroszlány, Hungary

Bokod Floating Houses

This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.
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Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Hoia-Baciu Forest

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."
Olivia Petra Coman Added by Olivia Petra Coman
Aranjuez, Spain

La Azuda

This 18th-century water provider for Aranjuez was refurbished in 2013 only to be neglected again.
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Berchtesgaden, Germany

Berchtesgaden Salt Mine

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.
rjsytek Added by rjsytek
Nemocón, Colombia

Nemocón Salt Mine

Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.
Lady Kymera Added by Lady Kymera
Altaussee, Austria

Altaussee Salt Mines

During World War II, Austria's oldest salt mine was used to store thousands of pieces of stolen artwork.
Monuments Men and Women Foundation Added by Monuments Men and Women Foundation
Helsingborg, Sweden

'A Study in Unhuman Sexual Expectations'

These whimsical rabbit figures are not as innocent as they might look.
Johan SWE Added by Johan SWE
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Gary Gygax Grave Site

The final resting place of Gary Gygax; co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons.
Added by davidwnord