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nbj914

Nick is a National Magazine Award-winning editorial and business leader who has had the privilege of working for many of your favorite publications. He's primarily interested in great storytelling, high-quality journalism, and a free press.

https://nbjackson.com/

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Beirut, Lebanon

Maronite Mummies of the Qadisha Valley

Mummies preserved naturally for seven centuries.

Added by nitikp

London, England

Finch and Co Antiques

English antique dealers with a taste for the unusual.

Madiha Bataineh

Added by Madiha Bataineh

Silkeborg, Denmark

Tollund Man

Iron Age "bog person" preserved for over 2,300 years.

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The Skull Tower of Nis

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Torture Museum

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

michelle

Added by michelle

Jackson, Michigan

Michigan Space and Science Center

Center filled with hands-on displays served as a tribute to several astronauts with connections to the state.

New Castle, Saint Kitts and Nevis

Cottle Church

Small church built in the 19th century for whites and slaves to worship together.

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Zheleznovodsk, Russia

Monument to Enemas

Russian spa's bronze monument to enemas.

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Cleveland, North Carolina

Grave of Peter Stuart Ney

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

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Stourton, England

King Alfred's Tower

Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."

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Dhaka, Bangladesh

National Assembly of Bangladesh

Ancient and modern architecture are joined in Louis Kahn's monument to democracy.

Allison

Added by Allison

Miami Beach, Florida

World Erotic Art Museum

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

Added by mechamuffin

Monreale, Italy

Borgo Schiro

Abandoned village in Sicily built during the agricultural reforms of Mussolini.

Added by CJMarchitello

59 Rivoli

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

Allison

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Detroit, Michigan

Michigan Central Station

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Aeugst am Albis, Switzerland

Pegasus Small World Toy Museum

Museum featuring strange and enchanting toys of the past.

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Added by treeswithknees

North Yorkshire, England

Allerton Castle

This Gothic Revival castle used as a shooting location for "The Secret Garden" and other films.

Surrey, England

Leith Hill Tower

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."

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Thorpeness, England

House in the Clouds

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.

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Merenid Tombs

Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.

dzamonja

Added by dzamonja

Cobham, England

Painshill Park Follies

Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.

Added by mondoagogo

Edmonton, Alberta

Al Rashid Mosque

First mosque in Canada, second in North America.

canuck

Added by canuck

Taipei City, Taiwan

Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

The Mini Bottle Gallery

Tens of thousands of tiny bottles stuffed with various items.

Added by sarahm92