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Duong Long Cham Towers

Binh An, Vietnam

Duong Long Cham Towers

Standing as a 12th-century architectural titan, this trio of brick structures boasts the tallest surviving Cham tower in Vietnam, reaching an impressive height of 38 meters.

Statue of Lord Laddu Gopal

Agra, India

Statue of Lord Laddu Gopal

Built as part of the 'Waste to Wonder' campaign, the 26-foot statue is made of more than two tonnes of iron and steel.

Drunken Lampposts at night

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Drunken Lampposts

A quirky waterfront art installation transforms ordinary lampposts into drunken characters, humorously depicting the rowdy behaviour associated with Halifax’s nightlife.

Red Tank Historical Park

Lam Sin, Thailand

Red Barrels Historical Memorial

A memorial to over 200 “communist suspects” who were incinerated in red petroleum barrels in Lam Sin Thailand in the early 1970s.

Raststätte Dreilinden - Renovated, but in hibernation

Kleinmachnow, Germany

Tugendamt und Pizzarand (Virtue Office and Pizza Crust)

A witty art installation in an abandoned gas station that became obsolete due to the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Kanmon Pedestrian Tunnel

Shimonoseki, Japan

Kanmon Pedestrian Tunnel

One of the world’s few undersea pedestrian tunnels connects Honshu and Kyushu islands.

Deadtime Stories Books & Gifts

Lansing, Michigan

Deadtime Stories Books & Gifts

Charming bookshop for true-crime fans and horror aficionados, plus other books and odds and ends.

Malayan Flying Fox

Gainesville, Florida

Lubee Bat Conservancy

Tucked away near Gainesville, Lubee Bat Conservancy invites visitors to discover the surprising personalities of giant fruit bats while learning how protecting these misunderstood animals helps preserve forests around the world.

City of Justice

Vilnius, Lithuania

City of Justice

Another beautiful spot in the hidden universe of Eames Demetrios.

Anish Kapoor's "Dismemberment"

Makarau, New Zealand

Gibbs Farm

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

Helensburgh Glowworm Tunnel.

Helensburgh, Australia

Glowworm Tunnel

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

Smygehuk Lighthouse

Smygehuk, Sweden

Smygehuk Fyr

An operating 19th-century lighthouse just on the southern tip of Sweden.

Iron Fountain Gyumri

Gyumri, Armenia

Iron Fountain Gyumri

It's a massive, rusted fountain that survived an earthquake in 1988.

The Temple of Apollo, Delphi

Greece

The Oracle of Delphi

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Sanatorio Durán.

Potrero Cerrado, Costa Rica

Sanatorio Durán (Durán Sanatorium)

This abandoned hospital is one of the most haunted places in Costa Rica.

Havneholmen Metro Station

Copenhagen, Denmark

Havneholmen Metro Station

A station imagined at the speed of light, where familiar fixtures slip out of place.

Baobab Tree Pallimunai

Mannar, Sri Lanka

Baobab Tree Pallimunai

The trunk of this 700-year-old tree measures more than 60 feet around, making it the oldest and largest baobab in Sri Lanka.

The Drago Milenario.

Icod de los Vinos, Spain

Drago Milenario

This local emblem is the oldest and largest dragon tree in the Canary Islands.

A gnarly yes tree

Defynnog, Wales

Defynnog Yew

Estimated to be more than 5,000 years old, this yew may be Britain’s oldest.

Olivastri Millenari

Luras, Italy

Olivastri Millenari

At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.

Showing the supporting posts and expansive limbs.

Johns Island, South Carolina

The Angel Oak

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Nagoro Village

Nagoro, Japan

Nagoro Village

As the aging humans of this Japanese village die off one local artisan is replacing them with eerie homonculi.

The Vine Bridges of Iya Valley

Miyoshi, Japan

The Vine Bridges of Iya Valley

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

Outside Tom Devlin’s Monster Museum in Boulder City, NV, with the owner’s custom hearse parked in front.

Boulder City, Nevada

Tom Devlin’s Monster Museum

A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.

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