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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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Nemo's Garden

The world's first underwater farm is home to more than 700 plants.

vittoriatraverso

Added by vittoriatraverso

Newark-on-Trent, England

The Newark Castle Remains

This English medieval castle is where King John died of dysentery.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Calhoun, Georgia

Rock Garden Calhoun

Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.

Added by tinabhickson

Braga, Portugal

Bom Jesus do Monte

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Drowned Village of Vilarinho da Furna

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

serflac

Added by serflac

Leça da Palmeira, Portugal

Tidal Pools of Leça da Palmeira

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

matthewtaub

Added by matthewtaub

Glasgow, Scotland

The Glasgow Necropolis

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

katiebaker4

Added by katiebaker4

Portland, Maine

International Cryptozoology Museum

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Portland, Maine

Battery Steele

Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.

The Abandoned Galleon

The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.

DisForDefeat

Added by DisForDefeat

Waterbury, Connecticut

Holy Land USA

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

michelle

Added by michelle

Hengifoss

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

Added by Leanne Louie

Hebron, New Hampshire

Sculptured Rocks

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Added by mollykate

Rutland, Vermont

Wilson Castle

A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruously in rural Vermont.

Added by DanielL

Lincoln, New Hampshire

The Basin

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

misswhite1

Added by misswhite1

Dargavs, Russia

Dargavs Village

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

Added by ekoptev

Hobart, New York

Hobart Book Village

This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.

Added by Davidmj

Baltimore, Maryland

Elijah Bond's Ouija Board Grave

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

Added by easilyamused

Chesterfield, New Hampshire

Madame Sherri's Castle

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

Rick Jennings

Added by Rick Jennings

Cortenova, Italy

Villa de Vecchi

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

Emily Linstrom

Added by Emily Linstrom

Beverly Hills, California

Greystone Mansion

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Fujinomiya, Japan

Tenshou-Kyousha Shrine Mermaid Mummy

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Rangalifinolhu, Maldives

Ithaa Undersea Restaurant

An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Petite Ceinture

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Allison

Added by Allison