Places Edited by halkoss

A Swansea industrial estate hides a sanctuary to that most humble mode of public transport: the bus.

A striking geological formation in Southern California.

A building made mostly of cast iron features a 1:45 scale lego model of its self.

A historic structure inspired by Roman, Muslim, and Jewish bath houses.

The place nearest Seoul where it’s easy to get a good look at North Korea.

These 19th-century gas tanks were remade into an apartment complex.

Traces of a Sami settlement and sacrificial site dating back more than 9,000 years.

Three hangars filled with meticulously restored aircraft and armored vehicles.

A celebration of one man’s obsession to collect the strangest items imaginable.

Once one of the most beautiful buildings in Serbia, this palace stands abandoned in a park.

This rudder is one of the few remnants of a shipyard that once operated on the banks of the Potomac River.

A large lava tube that can be walked through with no special equipment.

This tilted minaret and mosque are a feat of modern engineering.

Weave yourself into over a thousand years of history at this textiles museum through demonstrations and a hands-on hataori experience on a traditional loom.

The final resting place of the founder of a beloved national sausage brand.

A whimsical shrine with a porcelain Torii gate, split in half by an active train line.

The birthplace of a tobacco empire.

This site was once the religious, cultural, and trade center of Sri Lanka.

A chain coffee shop in Bulgaria that takes its Italian roots very seriously.

A monument marking the first airplane flights in Japan hints at the dark history behind its peaceful park setting.

This ancient Roman town was revered for the healing waters of its sacred spring.

Once a year, these 'visitor deities' chase away evil spirits with a phallic-shaped staff.

The final resting place of three children, infected with the Black Death, who all died on the same day.

You might want to bring a rain jacket to this travertine triple waterfall.