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galaxygiggle

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Last obscure place I went was Pyramidan, former Soviet outpost at 79 degrees N.

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The Gates of Hell

Turkmenistan

The Gates of Hell

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

Nuuk Center

Nuuk, Greenland

Nuuk Center

Greenland's first shopping mall also hosts the country's government.

In the courtyard.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

El Zanjón de Granados

Museum housed in underground tunnels that date back to Buenos Aires's earliest settlements.

Pyramiden

Pyramiden, Norway

Pyramiden

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

Original cemetery, now abandoned

Longyearbyen, Norway

Longyearbyen

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

Medical Facility in Slavutych, Ukraine

Slavutych, Ukraine

Slavutych

The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Prypiat after the Chornobyl disaster.

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