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Gerard Nolan

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I'm trying to uncover and document the wondrous things.
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Jwala Ji Temple of Kangra

Jawalamukhi, India

Jwala Ji Temple of Kangra

Eternal flame said to be a Hindu Goddesses fiery tounge.

The rare book reading room.

New York, New York

The Conjuring Arts Research Center

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

Fort Macarthur Museum

Los Angeles, California

Fort Macarthur Museum

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

Re-discovery of old Beach tunnel in 1912, where was found the remains of the car, the tunnelling shield used during initial construction, and even the piano in the subway's waiting room.
Permanently Closed

New York, New York

Site of the Beach Pneumatic Subway

Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.

Can be seen from road
Permanently Closed

Hopkinton, Rhode Island

Enchanted Forest

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

Leslie Nielsen's Gravesite

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Leslie Nielsen's Gravesite

A self-explanatory attraction allows fans to respectfully remember and honor a comedy legend.

Elk Garden

Pyhäranta, Finland

Elk Garden

A Finnish artist's unique fauna statuary.

The Gugging House of Artists

Klosterneuburg, Austria

Gugging House of Artists

This outsider art house has gone from clinical creation to astounding artwork.

Marree Man

Callanna, Australia

Marree Man

Not a single witness can attest to the creation of the world's largest geoglyph.

Life mask of Benjamin Franklin.

Princeton, New Jersey

Laurence Hutton Collection of Life and Death Masks

One man's lifelong obsession with death.

8/13/2019

Virginia City, Montana

Historic Virginia City

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

Giant Viking Beer Can

Akureyri, Iceland

Giant Viking Beer Can

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

The baby drop-off.

Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona's Baby Drop-off

Turntable anonymously received orphans, alms, and groceries.

(WikiCommons)

Tarragona, Spain

Pont del Diable

Stunning Roman aqueduct used for 1900 years and still standing.

Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha

The world's most remote permanent settlement on an active volcano.

La Giralda de L’Arboç

L'Arboç, Spain

La Giralda de L’Arboç

Replica of Seville, Spains famous Giralda, a former minaret converted into a bell tower.

The tower appears to have been built and rebuilt more than once, proving its utility through the ages

Llinars del Vallès, Spain

Torre del Moro - Tower of the Moor

An ancient tower built during Roman times as a lookout post still stands to this day.

Munitions Factory of Orbaitzeta

Fábrica de Orbaitzeta, Spain

Munitions Factory of Orbaitzeta

Abandoned 18th century weapons factory in the Aezkoa Valley.

Memorial Marker, Oct 2018

Hampton, New Hampshire

Eunice "Goody" Cole Memorial Stone

A stone memorial erected for New Hampshire's only convicted witch.

Monumento al Volador (Monument to the Flyer)

Papantla, Mexico

Monumento al Volador (Monument to the Flyer)

A massive yet whimsical statue pays homage to the art and joy of "flight."

Santuario de Torreciudad

Naval, Spain

Sanctuary of Torreciudad

Sanctuary on a ridge near an ancient shrine to a "Black Madonna" built by the founder of Opus Dei.

Animals graze below the massive dinosaurs.

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Baconao Park

Roam the cradle of the Cuban Revolution with life-sized dinosaurs.

Lutry Menhirs

Lutry, Switzerland

Lutry Menhirs

Standing stones found on a construction site are re-erected.

Painted onto the side of the valley (Flickr/plαdys)

Viñales, Cuba

Viñales Mural de la Prehistoria

Neo-cave art on the macro scale.

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