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Malinovka, Kazakhstan

ALZHIR

A Stalinist prison camp for the wives and children of men accused of betraying the Soviet state is now a memorial museum.
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Attari, India

Pul Kanjri

Built by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, this location was used as a resting place for his troops.
Noor Added by Noor
Covehithe, England

Ruins of St Andrew's Covehithe

A 17th-century church is nestled within the walls of a 15th-century ruin.
Blackswan Added by Blackswan
Great Yarmouth, England

Wellesley Road Grandstand

These grandstands are among the oldest continuously used stands in the world.
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Murmansk, Russia

Kola Superdeep Borehole

The deepest hole drilled in the name of science, where evidence of Precambrian life was found.
Trevor Added by Trevor
Cape Town, South Africa

Tapi Tapi Ice Cream

The frozen treats at this Cape Town parlor are inspired by Africa's food cultures.
Mary Fawzy Added by Mary Fawzy
Gloucestershire, England

Lydney Camp

Home to the ancient Roman temple of a lesser-known Celtic god that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien and H. P. Lovecraft.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Los Angeles, California

Historic Orange Grove

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.
Added by Kristin Hugo
Peach Springs, Arizona

Caverns Grotto

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.
lukefater Added by lukefater
Brazil

Viaduct Petrobras

An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
San Francisco, California

Camera Obscura & Holograph Collection

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.
mojotexas Added by mojotexas
San Francisco, California

Ruins of the Sutro Baths

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Camarillo, California

Scary Dairy

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.
Added by pushstart143
Oxnard, California

Casa Sirena Seaside Resort

Abandoned in 2009, this once popular resort destination now stands frozen in time.
Added by jjacobjenkins
Pasadena, California

The Pasadena Star-News Building

A newspaper building that made radio history.
Added by Mordy
Nekoma, North Dakota

The Pyramid of North Dakota

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Added by Kaluz
Datong, China

Hanging Temple of Hengshan

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.
Josh Added by Josh
Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Baikonur Cosmodrome

World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.
Trevor Added by Trevor
King George Island, Antarctica

Trinity Church on King George Island

Russian Orthodox church built on an Antarctic island.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Antarctica

Esperanza Base

The birthplace of the very first human resident born in Antarctica.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Manaus, Brazil

Teatro Amazonas in Manaus

A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Singapore

World's First Salmon ATM

Frozen in Norway, vended in Singapore.
IvyMike Added by IvyMike
Nunavut

Mount Thor

Earth's greatest purely vertical drop at 4,101 feet.
canuck Added by canuck
Nunavut

Sub-Sub-Sub Island on Victoria Island

The Arctic Archipelago is home to world's largest third order island: an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.
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