Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Independence Monument of Turkmenistan
Sumptous memorial to a controversial independence.
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Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Sumptous memorial to a controversial independence.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
A huge monument to a bizarre book written by Turkmenistan’s longstanding dictator.
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Bergen, Norway
St George's Leprosy Museum depicts the gruesome afflictions of those suffering from the disease.
Pyramiden, Norway
This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.
Liverpool, England
Most of Britain's gold reserve was secretly stashed here after the start of World War II.
Liverpool, England
The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.
Liverpool, England
Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.
Liverpool, England
Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.
Liverpool, England
The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.
Liverpool, England
Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.
Liverpool, England
The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.
Liverpool, England
19th century tunnels burrowed under Liverpool.
Minsk, Belarus
Glowing orb in Minsk houses 8,600,000 items.
Minsk, Belarus
This Minsk museum has cat coffee, cat chess, cat art, and even a cat "staff," which visitors are free to take home.
Minsk, Belarus
The apartment building where JFK's assassin lived after defecting to the Soviet Union.
Smaliavicki rajon, Belarus
A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.
Viñales, Cuba
Neo-cave art on the macro scale.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
Brush shoulders with animatronic Arab leaders made of silicone.