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Kenya

Mara River Crossing

Life and death are on parade at the most reliably perilous site of “the Great Migration.”
Added by brf2001
Nouakchott, Mauritania

Port de Pêche

Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn Townhouse Secret Subway Exit

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.
Added by ekoptev
New York, New York

Old City Hall Station

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
New York, New York

The Secret Entrance to the Knickerbocker Hotel

An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
New York, New York

Holiday Nostalgia Train

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.
Added by evan2
New York, New York

Track 61

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Hadžići, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Igman Olympic Jumps

This abandoned Olympic skiing facility still bears the scars of the Siege of Sarajevo.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo Bobsleigh Track

A war-torn Olympic relic is being overtaken by graffiti and nature.
Hannah Frishberg Added by Hannah Frishberg
Tallinn, Estonia

Linnahall

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.
eleskog Added by eleskog
Rottenbuch, Germany

Rottenbuch Radio Tower

Cell phone tower constructed entirely of wood.
Added by Alpha
Heusweiler, Germany

The Heusweiler Motorway Faraday Cage

A Faraday Cage protects cars from a nearby high-power transmitter.
Added by Alpha
Bad Dürkheim, Germany

Bad Dürkheim Aerial Tramway

Ruins of an aerial tramway that ran for only eight years.
Herzberg, Germany

Deutschlandsender III

Remains of a huge radio tower.
Added by Alpha
Spreetal, Germany

Spreewitz Radio Tower

A radio tower with something unusual between its legs.
Wurmberg, Germany

Armschwinger

This unusual small wind turbine in Germany has only a single rotor blade.
Vetschau, Germany

Fuhrlander Wind Turbine Laasow

Tallest - but not most powerful - wind turbine in the world.
Warmensteinacher Forst-Nord, Germany

Ochsenkopf TV Tower

Most often copied TV Tower in the world.
Added by Alpha
Giessen, Germany

Elefantenklo

An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.
Christine Williamson Added by Christine Williamson
Berlin, Germany

Soviet Graffiti in the Reichstag

The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.
Elliot Carter Added by Elliot Carter
Sindelfingen, Germany

Anlage 212

Power line with pylons on huge concrete bases to prevent terrorist attacks.
Sindelfingen, Germany

"Shorty" Power Line

Shortest overhead power line in the world.
Strausberg, Germany

Straussee Ferry

A unique, free-floating electric ferry may be the only of its kind in Europe.
Added by ThomasSchneider62
Überherrn, Germany

Europe 1 Transmitter

Most powerful transmitter in Germany only broadcasts in the French language.
Added by Alpha