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Hamburg, Germany

Rote Flora

This contentious squat has stood through fire, violence, and government intervention as a hotbed of leftist protest.
Added by DoctorMoog42
Wendover, Utah

Metaphor: The Tree of Utah

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.
Added by emallen
Wendover, Utah

Bonneville Salt Flats / Bonneville Speedway

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Added by zackofalltrades
Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)

Shwedagon Pagoda

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.
esmetravels Added by esmetravels
North Pontianak, Indonesia

The Equator Monument

This monument marks where the exact middle of the world used to be.
Jennifer Richardson Added by Jennifer Richardson
Beijing, China

Great Wall of China Slide

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?
lewblank Added by lewblank
Hanover, Germany

Marktkirche

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.
Melissa Marshall Added by Melissa Marshall
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.
atimian Added by atimian
Sandakan, Malaysia

Gomantong Cave

In this Borneo cave, it's not the thousands of bats you need to worry about, it's the blankets of roaches.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

Bensberg Old Castle

This strange building looks like a medieval fortress crashed into a 1960s Brutalist office block.
Capemarsh Added by Capemarsh
Cologne, Germany

Secret Grave in the Pylon of Severinsbrücke Bridge

The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Cologne, Germany

St. Petersglocke

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Wiltshire, England

Stonehenge

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Claymore Added by Claymore
Southampton, England

Southampton Walls

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.
Capemarsh Added by Capemarsh
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Kota Kinabalu City Mosque

Malaysia's floating mosque.
atimian Added by atimian
Kuala Penyu, Malaysia

Snake Island of Borneo

This tiny island in the South China Sea is crawling with venomous sea snakes.
Sachaw Added by Sachaw
Bad Schussenried, Germany

Steinhausen

This Rococo church is known as the most beautiful village church in the world, and does not disappoint.
Added by lalalalinoleum
Argenbühl, Germany

Meggen Lawn Cross

This mysterious cross appeared on a farmer's lawn in 1972 and has been attracting pilgrims ever since.
Added by Alpha
Ulm, Germany

Einstein Fountain

Albert Einstein's head sticks out of a snail shell stacked on a rocket in this truly bizarre monument to the scientist.
macsking11 Added by macsking11
Mechernich, Germany

Brother Klaus Field Chapel

This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.
Added by osoba
Waimes, Belgium

Signal de Botrange

The highest point in Belgium is a staircase to nowhere.
pjrussell Added by pjrussell
Raeren, Belgium

Museum of Carrots

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

Suurhusen Church

The Suurhusen church tower in Germany leans over farther than the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Bourtange, Netherlands

Fort Bourtange

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.
lewblank Added by lewblank