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Uncommon Objects
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
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Austin, Texas
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Talacre, Wales
This 1776 beacon on the coast of Wales is said to have a ghost called Raymond, the last lighthouse keeper.
Llandudno, Wales
An unexpectedly extraterrestrial room in a former Victorian resort club.
Monmouth, Wales
The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.
Newborough, Wales
Legends say that this small island was the final resting place of the Welsh saint of lovers.
Lviv, Ukraine
A unique Soviet mosaic preserved on the facade of a shoe factory in Lviv.
Prypiat, Ukraine
A huge Soviet-era robotics factory in the outskirts of Prypiat, now long-abandoned.
Odessa, Ukraine
Built in the Soviet era, this cableway system still runs gondolas from Odessa down to Otrada Beach.
Yalta, Ukraine
One of the windiest peaks in Crimea is home to an incredible set of cable bridges.
Sevastopol, Ukraine
In the land of the Light Brigade stands a testament to the Cold War.
Pereiaslav, Ukraine
A century-old church is now a space museum with a treasure trove of Soviet space items.
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Remains of a station that only operated for one year.
Tarakaniv, Ukraine
This hidden fortress has been coined the "City of Ghosts."
Slavutych, Ukraine
The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Prypiat after the Chornobyl disaster.
Kamianets'-podil's'kyi, Ukraine
This Ukranian fortress is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in Europe.
Kyiv, Ukraine
This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.
Kyiv, Ukraine
A Kyiv-based repository for all manners of discarded curiosities.
Haspra, Ukraine
A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.
Hodovytsya, Ukraine
The ruins of an abandoned church loom within a picturesque Ukranian village.
Borshchivs'kyi district, Ukraine
A subterranean Holocaust refuge within one of the world's longest cave systems.
Kyiv, Ukraine
A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.
Prypiat, Ukraine
One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.
Odessa, Ukraine
A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.