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Fleeting Wonders: Japan's World Record Baby-Racing Competition
More than 600 Japanese kids just earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records before they even learned to walk.A 610-baby crawling competition, held on November 23 in the Yokohama shopping mall,...
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Hinatuan Enchanted River in Hinatuan, Philippines
Hidden in the Philippine jungle is a short stretch of river that seems to pop up out the ground just to send its miraculously clear, blue water out to sea.The Hinatuan Enchanted River in Mindanao,...
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Bund Sightseeing Tunnel in Shanghai, China
When trying to cross the Huang Pu River in Shanghai's bustling Bund district, you can either hop on an inexpensive metro car, or you can take a psychedelic trip through the Bund Sightseeing...
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Consonno in Consonno, Italy
In the early 60s, Italy was experiencing a short-lived economic boom which ushered in a new way of life made of shiny cars, rock 'n' roll and an overwhelming optimism about the future. Everything...
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Valle dei Mulini - Valley of the Mills in Sorrento, Italy
The “Valle dei Mulini” or "Valley of Mills" is a verdant grouping of modern ruins nestled at the bottom of a deep Italian crevasse. The deep crack in the rock which houses the crumbling buildings...
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Shanty Town at Emoya Estates in Bloemfontein, South Africa
Theme hotels all over the world provide guests with experiences ranging from ruling in medieval times to sleeping under the sea, but the Shanty Town at Emoya Estates may be the first hotel to offer the...
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FAST Fiberglass Mold Graveyard in Sparta, Wisconsin
Littering the field behind the workshop of giant-building firm Fiberglass Animals, Shapes, and Trademarks (FAST) is an eerie collection of titanic molds, left over from almost every job they've ever...
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Slab for the Ruhr in Essen, Germany
Standing atop a man-made mountain made of mining waste, which is itself surrounded by bustling highways, Richard Serra's industrial sculpture piece, Slab for the Ruhr reminds visitors of the industry...
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Huis Ten Bosch in Sasebo-shi, Japan
In the 1600's, while almost all of Japan was closed to outsiders, only the port at Nagasaki would even entertain foreign relations, and it was here that the Dutch ship "De Liefde" (The Love) began the...
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Desert Breath in Qesm Hurghada, Egypt
Rising out of a flat expanse in the Egyptian desert, the earthen cones of Desert Breath seem like giant, alien ant hills, but they are simply art.Completed in 1997 after a number of years under...
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Smith Mansion in Cody, Wyoming
Wyoming's dizzying Smith Mansion is rumored to be built over a mine shaft or by the hands of a madman or as a perverse joke, but the truth is that it is simply the work of a man who could not stop...
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Jonas Caves in Saint-Pierre-Colamine, France
Dotting a cliff face in France's Auvergne region, the Jonas caves were slowly expanded from 400 BCE right through the middle ages to create the sprawling system of religious and military cloisters that...
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Lycian Rock Tombs in Fethiye, Turkey
Carved into the side of a Turkish mountain are what look to be the entrances to countless temples, but are in fact the ornate facade of ancient Lycian tombs.The Lycians believed that their dead were...
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Mrs. Chippy Monument in Wellington, New Zealand
Early polar exploration was a lonely business where sailors would be stuck on their ships for months, subsisting on barely edible rations among some of the world's most inhospitable climates. However...
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Gljúfrafoss in Iceland
Waterfalls can make for some of the most magical vistas in the world as they carve solid rock into often incredible formations.Such is the case with Iceland's Gljúfrafoss waterfall, which is almost...
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Cidade Albanoel in Itaguaí, Brazil
The Cidade Albanoel was intended to be the largest theme attraction in all of Brazil, but the death of its creator and endless internal struggles have left it as Brazil's largest abandoned park....
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FOUND: A Silly Joke Stinking Up the Periodic Table of Elements
Plutonium (Photo: Department of Energy/Wikimedia)After World War II ended, chemist and Manhattan Project member Glenn Seaborg finally got to add Plutonium, the element he had discovered during the...
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Hair Rope of Higashi Hongan-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan
The Higashi Hongan-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan houses an oddity that attracts tourists from around the world - ropes made from human hair.A doctrinal subsection of Shin Buddhism, Higashi Hongan-ji is a...
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Batalion Comic Book Museum and Club in Prague, Czech Republic
Walking into Prague's Batalion Comic Book Museum and Club, one might be forgiven for thinking that they've wandered into a bar decorated from Roy Liechtenstein's sexual nightmares, but this museum/club...
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How 'Jones' Became One of World's Most Common Last Names
The Black Mountains, part of the Breacon Beacons National Park, in Wales, the Jones capital of the world. (Photo: Nick/flickr)In 2006, 1,224 Joneses descended on the city of Cardiff in Wales with just...
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