Isolated Lighthouse in Iceland Hailed as Perfect Location to Survive Zombie Apocalypse
Perched on top of a tall slither of rock, six miles off the coast of Iceland, Þrídrangaviti Lighthouse is considered by many an introvert’s dream home and a wonderful placed to be in case of a zombie apocalypse. Þrídrangaviti, which translates as “three rocks”, was built in 1939, soon before the start of World War […]
This Famous Vietnamese Villa Has a Tomb in the Middle of the Living Room
From the outside, the famous “Tomb Villa” in the Vietnamese province of Ben Tre looks like an ordinary household, but step foot through the front door and you’ll notice that instead of the usual dining table there is a creepy marble tomb complete with a shrine to the person buried in it. Living in a […]
Belgian Bar Takes Patrons’ Shoes as Collateral to Prevent Beer Glass Theft
Stealing elaborate beer glasses has become an increasingly popular trend among patrons of Belgian beer bars, so much so that in recent years owners of such establishments have started implementing all sorts of safety measures. For example, one bar in Ghent asks visitors to hand over one of their shoes as collateral. Belgian beer is […]
Tourists Won’t Stop Visiting Australia’s “Asbestos Town”
It’s considered the most contaminated site in the southern hemisphere and one of the most toxic in the world, but for some reason tourists just can’t stay away from the abandoned mining town of Wittenoom, deep in Western Australia’s remote Pilbara region. In its heyday, between 1930 and 1966, Wittenoom was home to around 20,000 […]
Monte Neme – Spain’s Very Own Toxic Maldives
During the same time that a turquoise but toxic lake near the Russian city of Novosibirsk is making international headlines as the “Siberian Maldives“, a similarly dangerous attraction is gaining notoriety in Spain. During the first and second World Wars, Monte Neme was a prized tungsten mine that supplied the material necessary for making light […]
The Siberian Maldives – An Alluring But Dangerous Tourist Attraction
Russian Instagram users in search of the perfect selfie have been flocking to a lake near the Siberian city of Novosibirsk that boasts turquoise water and white sandy beaches similar to those in the Maldives. But unlike the popular Indian Ocean archipelago, there is nothing natural about its beauty. Dubbed the “Siberian Maldives” or “Novosibirsk […]
World’s Longest Water Slide Will Take You on a Four-Minute Ride Through a Malaysian Jungle
Located on a jungle-covered hillside in Malaysia, the new 1,140-meter-long water slide being built at Penang’s Escape Theme Park will most likely be declared the longest in the world when it opens, in August 2019. The current Guinness record for the world’s longest water slide has been held by the 605-meter slide at Action Park, […]
Norwegian Island Wants to Become the World’s First Time-Free Zone
The people of Sommarøy, an island in northern Norway where the sun doesn’t set for a full 69 days during the summer, want to make time keeping obsolete making this the world’s first time-free zone. After enduring the long polar night, when the sun doesn’t rise from November to January, the residents of Sommarøy try to make […]
Phone of the Wind – The Tragic Story Behind a Phone Booth Connected to Nothing and Nowhere
Outside the Japanese town of Otsuchi, on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean, there is a white, glass-paneled phone booth with a black rotary phone connected to nothing and nowhere. Ever since the tragic tsunami of 2010, which claimed nearly 20,000 human lives, thousands of grieving people have visited the booth to “call” their lost […]
Bambooze – Chinese Liquor Matured in Living Bamboo Trunks
Bamboo was already one of the most versatile resources available to man, but villages in various parts of China have come up with yet another use for the giant grass – living casks for maturing liquor. Villagers and liquor producers in several Chinese provinces have come up with a way of using living bamboo trunks […]
This Russian Beach Is Covered With Hundreds of Man-Made Stone Towers
Cape Vyatlina, one of the most picturesque places in the Russian Far East, has come to be known as the Russian Stonehenge in recent years, after people started building stone towers on its rocky beach. Today, there are hundreds of them, and new ones are erected almost every day. The tradition of building towers at […]
Italian Winemakers Set Vineyards Ablaze to Keep Them from Freezing
Breathtaking photos of vineyards in northern Italy lit up at night by hundreds of torches have been doing the rounds online for the past week. As temperatures unexpectedly dropped below zero last week, winemakers had to come up with a way to keep the vineyards from freezing, and fire was apparently their best choice. Farmers […]
Fuggerei – The German Housing Complex Where Rent Hasn’t Gone Up in 500 Years
In a time when the cost of renting a home seems to be getting higher virtually everywhere in the civilized world, the residents of an idyllic housing complex in Germany are living in an inflation-free utopia. The people of Fuggerei, a walled district on the outskirts of Augsburg, pay only $1 a year on rent, […]
Ingenious Sprinkler System Turns Entire Japanese Hamlet into a Water Fountain
Kayabuki no Sato, a small hamlet in Kyoto famous for its traditional thatched roof houses, features a concealed sprinkler system that turns the whole place into a water fountain. Known as Miyama’s Thatched Village, Kayabuki no Sato has a higher percentage of thatched roof farmhouses than any other place in Japan. This makes it very popular with […]
Japan’s Famous Aquarium Toilet
If you love exotic fish and don’t mind hundreds of them eyeballing you while you answer nature’s call, you’ll probably love using this unique aquarium toilet in Akashi, Japan. Hipopo Papa (formerly Mumin Papa) Cafe, used to be known as one of the most popular dating spots on Hayashizaki Matsue Coast. It still is, but ever since […]