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Cardross, Scotland

The Ruins of St. Peter's Seminary

One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.
jamesb Added by jamesb
Farmingdale, New Jersey

Land of the Lost

Creaky dinosaurs grow in the backroads of Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Chichen Itza, Mexico

Pyramid of Kukulcan at Chich'en Itza

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.
Tre Added by Tre
Oakland, California

Mazzariello Labyrinth

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.
Added by lisaemily
Hauterives, France

Le Palais Idéal

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Added by clendena
Ballycastle, Northern Ireland

Loughareema

The lake that fills and empties itself at random.
Added by ack sed
Kalabaka, Greece

Meteora

Monasteries on rock pillars, once accessible only by frayed ropes.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Opalton, Australia

Lark Quarry Dinosaur Trackways

These tracks are believed to be from a panicked dinosaur stampede.
Added by mjrogers50
Borgo Grotta Gigante, Italy

Grotta Gigante

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.
San Francisco, California

Camera Obscura & Holograph Collection

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.
mojotexas Added by mojotexas
Greenport, New York

Mitchell Park

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.
Redwood City, California

Pulgas Water Temple

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.
Added by tyrsalvia
Kansas City, Missouri

The Holy Finger of Kansas City

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.
Hulu Kuantan, Indonesia

Amorphophallus titanum

A monster in the plant world, up to 10 feet tall and smelling of death.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Malindi, Kenya

Gedi Ruins

Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.
Newcomb, New York

Tahawus

An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.
Big Sur, California

The Henry Miller Memorial Library

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.
theamarant Added by theamarant
Rome, Italy

Basilica di San Clemente

A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Added by harrisj
Modena, Italy

Nautilus Antiques and Old Oddities

David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."
San Francisco, California

Paxton Gate

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.
Added by deckarddj
London, England

Get Stuffed

Taxidermied animals galore, by appointment only.
Nantes, France

Machines of the Isle of Nantes

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.
Rostock, Germany

Zoological Collection of the University of Rostock

A taxidermied stork with an arrow through its neck proved that birds migrate.
Josh Added by Josh
Silver Spring, Maryland

National Museum of Health and Medicine

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.
Dylan Added by Dylan