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Istra, Russia

Abandoned Marx Generator

A dormant lightning machine equal to all the power in Russia.
Allison Added by Allison
Prague, Czechia

Sex Machines Museum

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Uppsala, Sweden

Gustavianum Museum

The second oldest anatomical theater is housed in a museum of curiosities.
Allison Added by Allison
Shumen, Bulgaria

Bulgarian State Monument

This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.
demipoulpe Added by demipoulpe
Želízy, Czechia

The Devil Heads

Two monstrous faces loom over a village in Czechia.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Zagreb, Croatia

Nine Views

This scale model of our solar system hid in plain sight for years before a physics team sought out all the planets.
SamM Added by SamM
Rotterdam, Netherlands

The Luchtsingel

Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.
Added by joybrouwer
Georgia

Gergeti Trinity Church

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.
Added by laaber
Riola, Italy

Rocchetta Mattei

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Duisburg, Germany

Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.
Added by waveparticlepixel
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Peacock Clock

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.
Allison Added by Allison
Tula, Russia

Tula Museum of Samovars

A Russian museum dedicated to the household staple, the samovar.
dzhastin Added by dzhastin
Schipkau, Germany

Bagger 258: The "Blue Wonder"

The industrial monstrosity known as Bagger 258 is a colossal mining machine built in the DDR - but now left for dead in a German field.
Darmon Richter Added by Darmon Richter
Berlin, Germany

'Das Schicksal Der (Fate of) Bravenleavanne'

The site of good faith and good nature in the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere.
jase Added by jase
Kaunas, Lithuania

Kaunas Museum for the Blind

Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.
Rachel Added by Rachel
County Donegal, Ireland

St. Patrick's Purgatory

The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki University Museum

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.
michelle Added by michelle
Geneva, Switzerland

Gravestone of Jorge Luis Borges

This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.
Added by christianmoccia
Vaals, Netherlands

Labyrint Drielandenpunt

A beautiful maze marks where three countries meet.
michelle Added by michelle
Madise, Estonia

Madise's Lost Cemetery

Tombstones buried in overgrown grass mark the deceased occupants of this abandoned graveyard.
katiebaker4 Added by katiebaker4
Raeren, Belgium

Museum of Carrots

This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.
Added by mdornsei
Munich, Germany

Valentin Karlstadt Museum

A serious museum dedicated to two German comedians.
Added by kbmaronski
Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland

Blur Building

In memory of The Blur Building, the temporary exhibition pavilion of vaporous nothingness.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Langhirano, Italy

Museum of Prosciutto di Parma

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.
Rachel Added by Rachel