This Remote Mountain Cabin Is Europe’s Highest Building
Located up in the Italian Alps, 15,000 feet above sea level, the Margherita Hut is Europe’s highest building and one of the world’s most remote mountain cabins.
Japan’s ‘Most Terrifying Staircase’ Looks More Like a Concrete Ladder
An unusually steep and narrow staircase in Gero, Japan’s Gifu Prefecture, has been dubbed the country’s most terrifying staircase.
The World’s Oldest Living Olive Tree Has Been Around for About 3,000 Years
The village of Ano Vouves, on the Greek island of Crete, is home to the world’s oldest living olive tree, an ancient natural wonder that still produces olives every year.
World’s Longest Zipline Is 2 Miles Long, Reaches Speeds of Up to 93 Mph
The K3 in the Overberg mountains of Western Cape, South Africa, holds the record for the world’s longest zipline, a whopping 3.2 km (2 miles).
China’s Extreme Blade Sky Road Feels Like Driving on a Knife’s Edge
The Daobeiliang Highway in Shizhu, in China’s Chongqing Province, is a thrilling concrete road that traverses the extremely narrow mountain ridge.
Santa Cruz del Islote – The World’s Most Densely Populated Island
Santa Cruz del Islote, an islet in Colombia’s San Bernardo Archipelago, only covers the area of two football fields, but it has a population of over 1,200 people.
Plans to Build Skyscraper in the Heart of the Swiss Alps Spark Controversy Among Locals
A Swiss hotelier and architect recently revealed plans to build a 65-floor skyscraper overlooking the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps, as a way to offer affordable housing.
Volvo Island – How a Swedish Sedan Became Stranded in the Middle of an Artificial Lake
For over 13 years, a Volvo Sedan has been parked on Volvo Island, a tiny islet in the middle of a man-made lake near Ottawa, Illinois.
The World’s Oldest Living Grapevine Has Been Around for Over 400 Years
A 416-year-old wild grapevine in the mountains of eastern Tibet was recently acknowledged by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living vine.
China’s Most Hated Statues Get Slapped Hundreds of Times a Day
For over five centuries, the statues of Qin Hui, a former chancellor of the Song Dynasty, and his wife have been slapped, kicked, and spit on by millions of people. In the heart of Hangzhou, forever facing the impressive mausoleum of a brave general they once framed and got executed, are the statues of Qin […]
Rope-Free Bungee Jumping from the World’s Highest Bridge Sparks Online Controversy
A ropeless bungee jumping attraction from the world’s highest road bridge has been suspended before its inauguration after videos of safety tests sparked fear on social media. After making news headlines as the world’s highest road bridge, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge was again in the news recently, this time for a controversial attraction that […]
Underground Public Toilet Gets New Lease on Life as Boutique Hotel
The Netty, a cozy boutique hotel located down a flight of stairs, in the middle of St. Giles Road, in Oxford, used to be a public toilet for over 100 years. Originally built in 1895, during the reign of England’s Queen Victoria, The Netty served as a gentlemen’s toilet until 2008, when it was closed for […]
World’s Most Inaccessible Library Is Carved into the Side of a Cliff
The Mianhua Library, located near the village of Mianhua, in China’s Guanxi Province, is a unique library housed in a large grotto, on the side of a rock cliff. Ever since it opened in May of this year, Mianhua Library has been going viral on Chinese social media. Libraries aren’t usually very popular online, but […]
Estonian Supermarket Has a Giant Rock in the Middle of It
The Viimsi Shopping Center in the Estonian town of Haabneeme is famous for having a giant boulder square in the middle of it. There are many things one expects to find in a supermarket, but a giant rock is definitely not one of them. And yet, in one Estonian supermarket, a giant rock with a […]
Canada’s Incredible Shrinking Mill Optical Illusion
The Shrinking Mill of Port Colborne, in Ontario, Canada, is an intriguing optical illusion that makes a giant grain elevator shrink the closer you get to it. Usually, things tend to appear smaller in the distance and grow in size the closer you get to them, but that rule does not apply to the grain […]