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vonulsa

Artist at heart, historian by craft. I recently completed my triple major degree in American Studies, English, and History at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. I mostly grew up in the Philippines, and stories of my grandparents surviving two wars molded my fascination and curiosity in uncovering stories from the past. In visiting countries and cities, I tend to look for the haunting and the strange, finding interest in cemeteries and houses of dead people. Joining this site, I attempt to amplify the obscure stories from Asia and the Pacific.

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Metropol Parasol

The world's largest wooden structure.

atimian

Added by atimian

Casa de Pilatos (Pilate's House)

A 16th-century Andalusian palace.

Added by akornblatt

Cologne, Germany

Cologne's Love Locks Bridge

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

Juliet's Balcony

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

HJHausman

Added by HJHausman

Kaneohe, Hawaii

Ha'iku Stairs

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

Genki

Honolulu, Hawaii

Sky Gate

During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Honolulu, Hawaii

Bishop Museum

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

Charles Fowler

Added by Charles Fowler

Washington, D.C.

The Portrait Monument

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

Meg

New York, New York

One Times Square

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

meganmichelle

Added by meganmichelle

Honolulu, Hawaii

Iolani Palace

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

Charles Fowler

Added by Charles Fowler

Catacombes de Paris

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mütter Museum

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Added by mbison