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worshamrob

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Harvard, Massachusetts

Holy Hill of Zion

A short walk through the woods will take you to an unusual flat hill top, used by the Shakers for outdoor worship.

Added by dsouth

Harvard, Massachusetts

Harvard Shaker Lollipop Graveyard

This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.

Added by reneemsaucier

Harvard, Massachusetts

Fruitlands Museum

Utopia and nostalgia mingle at the site of Bronson Alcott's ill-fated agrarian commune.

HistMA

Added by HistMA

New Galloway, Scotland

Kenmure Castle

Believed to be the birthplace of John Balliol.

katielou106

Added by katielou106

Aztec, New Mexico

Aztec Ruins National Monument

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

ldt007

Added by ldt007

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Mongolian Railway History Museum

A collection of old steam and diesel locomotives sitting in a fenced-off garden.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi

Ash-Shahaniyah, Qatar

Al Shahaniya Camel Racetrack

Robot jockeys ride their humped mounts to victory as part of a 21st-century twist on an ancient desert sport.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi

'East-West/West-East'

Four steel monoliths stand in the Qatari desert, in a breathtaking work of large-scale art by Richard Serra.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi

Franconia, New Hampshire

Old Man of the Mountain Profiler Plaza

A serene plaza that commemorates one of the Granite State's most iconic figures.

bakedinthehole

Added by bakedinthehole

Hana Lava Tube

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

Added by hankchapot

Warwick, Rhode Island

Rocky Point Amusement Park

Once the largest attraction in Rhode Island, this former amusement park is now a gorgeous coastal state park.

nicolab

Added by nicolab

Jamestown, Rhode Island

Fort Wetherill

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as a graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

Added by adumont72

Newport, Rhode Island

The Bells

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

Melissylvania

Added by Melissylvania

Salt Lake City, Utah

Victim of the Beast Gravestone

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

allteena

Added by allteena

Neseblod Records

This record shop and unofficial black metal museum is an ode to Oslo's heaviest musical export.

Added by kinelaugbrun

Fethiye, Turkey

Lycian Rock Tombs

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

SkareMedia

Added by SkareMedia

Fethiye, Turkey

Tlos

One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi

Pinara

At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi

Kilmartin, Scotland

Dunchraigaig Cairn and Baluachraig Rock Art

No other place in Scotland has such a high concentration of prehistoric carved stone surfaces.

katielou106

Added by katielou106

Húsafell, Iceland

Húsafell Lifting Stone

Pick up this rock and become an instant legend.

Added by Rain Salazar

Newton, Massachusetts

Echo Bridge

A historic bridge with a lovely acoustic anomaly.

Josh

Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Eysturoyartunnilin (Eysturoy Tunnel)

Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.

Added by brittanyhunsaker

Castle Valley, Utah

Fisher Towers

These tall, red sandstone pinnacles outside Moab are often forgotten amid their more famous neighbors.

slgwv

Berlin, Germany

DDR Watch Tower

This watchtower once presided over the Berlin Wall.

Added by billyquinlan