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Ysabet

Geocacher, shameless writer, ferret-wrangler and 29-year-veteran of the SCA. I come from the Florida Panhandle but live in the Sonoran Desert and herd Case Managers at a hospital for a living.

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The Dragon Rib of Atessa

A preserved dragon's rib that remembers the legend of the founding of the city of Atessa.

Luke Cata

Added by Luke Cata

The Bones of the Wawel Dragon

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

TravelTourist

Added by TravelTourist

Kinokawa, Japan

Kishi Station

A calico cat named Tama was the wildly popular Super Station Master at this train stop in southeast Japan.

Allison

Added by Allison

Kokilamukh, India

The Molai Forest

An Indian forest is being single-handedly planted after its creator was inspired by a slither of dead snakes.

Josh

Qesm Al Wahat Ad Dakhlah, Egypt

Great Sand Sea Glass of the Libyan Desert

Even King Tut was intrigued by the glass of the Great Sand Sea.

Added by ekoptev

Reed Flute Cave

Hidden behind musical flora and forgotten for over a thousand years, this cave is now a neon dream.

Added by jloasby

Los Angeles, California

Idle Hour

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Tanja M Laden

Added by Tanja M Laden

Landsborough, Australia

Dularcha Rail Tunnel

This abandoned railroad tunnel is now home to a micro-colony of bats and a ghost train.

nate3856

Added by nate3856

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales

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This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Kilkenny, Ireland

Dunmore Cave

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.

Added by scotti16ape

Akrotiri, Cyprus

Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas of the Cats

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Longyou Caves

Discovered after draining a local pond, these ancient man-made caves are still a complete mystery.

Dublin, Ireland

Kingship and Sacrifice

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

SkareMedia

Added by SkareMedia

Leixlip, Ireland

The Wonderful Barn

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

Added by NathanRisinger

Mound of the Hostages

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

Shannon Ohaire

Added by Shannon Ohaire

Glenslane, Ireland

The Hole of the Sorrows

This singular Irish dolmen is more Frank Lloyd Wright than upright stonehenge.

aidanryan

Added by aidanryan

Yamagata, Japan

Yamadera Temple Complex

The Buddhist temples of Yamadera, built into a mountain side, feature a viewing deck with sweeping views.

easydistance

Added by easydistance

Sandwick, Scotland

Skara Brae

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

Rapa Nui, Chile

Orongo

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

Glasgow, Scotland

Govan Stones

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.

Added by duncanchappell

New Haven, Connecticut

Grave of Sarah Winchester

Connecticut grave of the woman responsible for the Winchester Mystery House in California.

JWOcker

Added by JWOcker

Casa Grande, Arizona

Corona Satellite Calibration Targets

Concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland which were used to align spy satellites.

randalscott

Added by randalscott

Washington, D.C.

International Spy Museum

Home to items never before seen by the public.

caraobrien

Added by caraobrien

Washington, D.C.

Museum of Unnatural History

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

HJHausman

Added by HJHausman