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asdonkar

Freelance photographer, holder of season tickets to the University of North Carolina baseball and women's basketball teams, Master of Library Science, civil servant. I like rock music, sweet tea, pedal steel played well, Fuji 1600 ISO film, the Band & the Rolling Stones, vintage dresses, my 17 year old Doc Martens and my Chippewa motorcycle boots, old rangefinders and Holgas, North Carolina beaches, pitching and defense, Matt Wieters, and chili cheese hotdogs.

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Traverse City, Michigan

Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park Fairy Trail

This enchanting forest trail leads to ethereal abodes and a giant bird's nest.

rickbbiking

Added by rickbbiking

Jardín Botánico Atlántico (Atlantic Botanic Garden)

This enchanting green space houses a labyrinth lined with toxic plants.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

St. Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.

gus619USA

Added by gus619USA

Lovokomeio Leper Colony

An ambiguous ambience emanates from this centuries old leprosy quarantine.

Arcadia, Greece

St. Theodora's Chapel

Seventeen oak trees sprout from the roof and walls of this tiny chapel without any visual evidence of roots.

stkaratzas

Added by stkaratzas

Mystras

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

Joel Cusumano

Added by Joel Cusumano

Pearl Monument

This fountain pays homage to Qatar's history of pearling, the primary industry before oil.

Michael LoRe

Added by Michael LoRe

Regensburg, Germany

Wurstkuchl (Sausage Kitchen)

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

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Added by jfrank

Gangneung, South Korea

Chamsori Gramophone and Edison Science Museum

Explore the history of recorded sound at the world's third largest collection of Edison memorabilia.

timothylegion

Added by timothylegion

Chicago, Illinois

L.H. Selman Glass Gallery

Over 1,000 pieces of one of the most niche art objects imaginable: the glass paperweight.

Badab-e Surt

Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

New Taipei City, Taiwan

Wanli UFO Village

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.

roboticanarchy

Added by roboticanarchy

Changi Junk Store

A so-called Singapore junk store that is closer to a historical restoration center.

Laura Quinn Goh

Added by Laura Quinn Goh

Katong Antique House

This jam-packed Singapore antique museum preserves the fading remnants of a uniquely mixed culture.

Laura Quinn Goh

Added by Laura Quinn Goh

St. Joseph's Church

The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.

Laura Quinn Goh

Added by Laura Quinn Goh

Japanese Cemetery Park

From prostitutes to soldiers to business men, the dead in this graveyard are a microcosm of Singapore's history with Japan.

Laura Quinn Goh

Added by Laura Quinn Goh

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

This rare wildlife haven in Singapore feels like you're in the tropical rainforest.

Added by andrewdarwitan

Bukit Brown Cemetery

One of the largest Chinese cemeteries outside of China spent years overgrown and forgotten.

Added by gingersnap80

The Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum

Terrapins of all colors and shapes are quick to bring fascination (and possibly long life) at this museum.

Added by Swampthing

Umbrella Trees

Colorful umbrella-covered trees in Singapore's Little India look straight out of Dr. Seuss.

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Added by lewblank

Moundsville, West Virginia

West Virginia State Penitentiary

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

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Added by nbj914

Petros, Tennessee

Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

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Added by MonicaB

Haddam, Connecticut

Haddam Shad Museum

Springtime is go time for this repurposed shack and the fish it venerates.

Added by rfshipman

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

The Little Falls

For decades, this waterfall remained hidden because of an artificial dam.

Added by Cleverlyengaged