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Alex Timian

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Aerial view of Bimini Road

North Bimini Island, Bahamas

Bimini Road

An underwater road considered a possible Atlantis location.

Hôtel de Glace

Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Québec

Hôtel de Glace

This chilly Canadian hotel has a four-month lifespan due to the unusual material it's made of.

A crocodile bites at the cage

Darwin, Australia

Cage of Death

Visitors can swim with vicious predators in Crocosaurus Cove's plastic daredevil enclosure.

Talking Lamp
Permanently Closed

Malmö, Sweden

Talking Lamp

20-foot tall lamp mumbles Swedish to celebrate the holidays.

(Flickr/(nz)dave)

Cardrona, New Zealand

Cardrona Bra Fence

Hundreds of bras, blowing in the wind.

(WikiCommons)

Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia

Crystal Mosque

Extravagant mosque honors modern Islam.

Hamnøy Reien, Lofoten.

Røst, Norway

Lofoten Islands

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

Lake Michigan's Bermuda Triangle

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Lake Michigan Triangle

Paranormal activity on the great lakes.

China's Wonderland
Permanently Closed

Beijing, China

China's Wonderland

Beijing's version of Disneyland, completely abandoned, mostly destroyed.

Third Tunnel of Aggression. (Wikimedia Commons)

Paju, South Korea

Third Tunnel of Aggression

Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.

(World's Strangest)

Palakkad, India

Bull Surfing in Kerala

Bold contestants slide in a rice paddy behind two charging bulls.

Lukla Airport (Tenzing-Hillary Airport)

Chaunrikharka, Nepal

Lukla Airport (Tenzing-Hillary Airport)

Jumping-off point for a climb up Mt. Everest is the most dangerous airport in the world.

(Flickr/dcmaster)

New York, New York

Titanic Memorial

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

(Flickr/Brewbooks)

Wrangell, Alaska

Petroglyph Beach

Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.

(Design Boom)

Macao

Ash Jesus and Ash Buddha

Sculptures of religious figures made from the ashes of pilgrims' incense.

The mailbox.

Bird Island, North Carolina

Kindred Spirit Mailbox

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

(Flickr/Eliduke)

Hot Water Beach, New Zealand

Hot Water Beach

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

(Flickr/Frank Kehren)

St. Marys, Georgia

Dungeness Ruins

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

Stonehenge Replica

Odessa, Texas

Stonehenge Replica

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

(Flickr/ynwa2005)

Jiangmen, China

Kaiping Dialous

Massive fortified towers blend North American and Chinese architecture.

Thermopolia of Pompeii

Pompeii, Italy

Thermopolia of Pompeii

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Maho Beach

Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten

Maho Beach

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

(Márcio Cabral de Moura)

Brejo da Madre de Deus, Brazil

New Jerusalem Theater

World's largest open air theater spans 24 acres and hosts a massive recreation of the Passion of Christ.

(Mayor of Wycombe)

High Wycombe, England

Mayor Weigh-In

17th-century tradition of public weighing is met with boos or cheers depending on the Mayor's weight.

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