Harare, Zimbabwe
Balancing Rocks of the Zimbabwe Dollar
These naturally balancing rocks were pictured on every Zimbabwean banknote, up to the 100 trillion-dollar note.
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Harare, Zimbabwe
These naturally balancing rocks were pictured on every Zimbabwean banknote, up to the 100 trillion-dollar note.
Monduli, Tanzania
A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.
Ibsheway, Egypt
Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.
Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt
An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.
Palestine
The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in the ruins of this ancient monastic community.
Ramla, Israel
This 1939 grave of a British soldier now receives legions of unlikely visitors.
Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut's thinnest building was the result of feuding brothers.
Tehran, Iran
One of the world's largest shopping malls covers an area of 15 million square feet—and it's still set to grow.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.
Hrodna, Belarus
This rare collection of human deformities displays fetuses with two faces, one eye, and "mermaid" legs.
Lidumnieki, Latvia
This abandoned secret city is a crumbling wonderland of Soviet ruins.
Valga, Estonia
For the last century, this international border within a small town has appeared and disappeared various times.
Pärnu, Estonia
Legend says lovers who hold hands while venturing along this stone jetty and kiss at the end will remain together forever.
Merkinė, Lithuania
Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.
Önneköp, Sweden
This micronation's flag honors its favorite drink, Kaffegöken, or "cuckoo-coffee."
Höganäs, Sweden
Micro-nation based around a nine-story high illegally built tower.
Laadla, Estonia
A clerical error gave rise to this imaginary micronation in the southwestern corner of Estonia.
Moldova
This sign marks the entrance to a tiny proto-state within the small country of Moldova.
Vienna, Austria
A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.
Croatia
A self-proclaimed libertarian micro-state on a tiny bit of disputed territory between Serbia and Croatia.
Agion Oros, Greece
An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.
Dayton, Nevada
The smallest country in the world.
Rough and Ready, California
The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.
Wendover, Utah
A proto micro-nation sometimes populated by artists, surrounded on all sides by a Utah most barren.