China’s Kowloon Walled City – the bizarre city of boxes, mazes, and dark alleys
Up until the 1994, there existed, just north of Kowloon Bay, a bizarre city in Hong Kong named Kowloon Walled City. Over time the veritable lawless (and unclaimed by any government) Kowloon Walled City...
View ArticleNew York City Underground – lost underground tunnels beneath the city see new...
You would presume that city government would have knowledge of every nook and cranny in their city, that they would have every street, subway, tunnel, and building mapped and documented. Surprisingly,...
View ArticlePlatos Retreat – Infamous New York Sex Club
Plato’s Retreat opened its doors in 1977. Couples could be straight only – no homosexuals allowed. Drugs were not allowed. Alcohol could not be consumed on the premises. Plato’s Retreat featured a pool...
View ArticleFort Knox – where America keeps its most treasured possessions (and gold!)
The United States Bullion Depository, commonly called Fort Knox, is a fortified vault building located near Fort Knox, Kentucky, which is used to store a large portion of United States official gold...
View ArticleThe Winchester Mystery House
The Winchester Rifle, “the rifle that won the West”, was a revolution in gun design. Designed and developed by Oliver Winchester and utilized by the United States’ military branches, the gun’s unique...
View ArticlePost, Texas – breakfast cereal magnate attempts to create his own Utopia in...
Few people are aware of CW Post’s unusual project to create a perfect, utopian town – Post, Texas. His project, meant to be a means of relaxation for him, would end up further diminishing his health...
View ArticleRoute 66
Historic Route 66 – the highway that spawned a dozen movies, a TV show, and a hit song, can still be traveled today. With a little advanced planning, you can travel the historic route and still drive...
View ArticleExploring LA’s dark, abandoned subway system located deep underneath the city...
For those who didn’t know, LA does indeed have a subway system although the geographical dispersion of LA residents doesn’t make it a very popular choice for moving about the city. Still, in the...
View ArticleDashrath “Mountain Man” Manjhi – a man single-handedly moves a mountain in a...
Dashrath Manjhi, a poor laborer from the Gahlour village near Gaya in Bihar, India, known also as “Mountain Man”, lost his wife, Phaguni Devi, who was unable to be taken to the nearest health care...
View ArticleMore Eerie pictures of cool abandoned places (some you can still visit)
There’s something about abandoned places that sparks a bit of imagination, and heartache, in all of us. Below are more eerie, but beautiful, abandoned places, some of which you can still visit. No...
View ArticleNeptune Memorial Reef – Florida’s bizarre underwater cemetery reminiscent of...
The Neptune Memorial, also known as the Atlantis Memorial Reef, is an underwater cemetery located three miles off the coast of Key Biscayne, Florida. At over 16 acres in size, it is also the world’s...
View ArticleThis is why Hong Kong’s most dangerous airport was shut down 15 years ago
Opened in 1925 and renowned for its notorious “Hong Kong Turn” and a spate of deadly accidents, the dangerous Kai Tak Airport (also known as the Hong Kong International Airport) was shut down on July...
View ArticleNICK BEEF mystery solved – the man behind (not under) the gravestone located...
For years, curiosity seekers visiting the grave of Lee Harvey Oswald have wondered about the near identical headstone next door, marked “NICK BEEF”. The rectangular markers are the same size, each...
View ArticleForgotten migrant workers live cheaply in bizarre Chinese “shipping container...
Soaring property values in China have some Chinese living like hamsters in tall stacks of shipping containers. For less than $80 a month, rural migrants can rent out a stark steel metal container on...
View ArticleThe mysterious Room 322 in Houston’s luxurious Hotel ZaZa – unlisted private...
The mysterious Room 322 inside Hotel ZaZa in Houston, Texas is not listed for rent but was exposed in February 2013 when a travelling business customer was accidentally placed in the room by mistake...
View Article“Island of the Dolls”– site of little girls death is adorned with hundreds of...
It’s a common theme in horror movies – creepy, dead-eyed dolls dangling from a cord hung from a tree. If the scenario gets your chest a thumping, you may want to visit Mexico’s Isla de las Munecas, or...
View ArticleNYC residents report hearing a spooky chilling chorus of voices coming from...
The first reports came via social networks in late October 2012 during Hurricane Sandy. Puzzled New York City residents reported hearing a strange sound, described as a steady, consistent moaning...
View ArticleDevil’s Kettle waterfall mystery – river water plunges into abyss and nobody...
Off a scenic Minnesota highway is a freak of nature that doesn’t take a pair of binoculars or hours of silent stalking to spot. The Devil’s Kettle Falls is located on the Brule River where the river...
View ArticleWTF? Huge car-vending machine in China – customer inserts coins and out pops...
Can’t say we blame them. With some of the worst pollution and only 10% of the population owning cars, a vending machine that dispenses cheap electric rental cars seems like a no-brainer to us. Wait a...
View ArticleVietnam crazy train passes mere inches from resident’s front doors
Located in the densely populated area of Old Quarter in capital city of Hanoi in Vietnam, this train passes down a narrow residential neighborhood street – mere inches from the front doors of...
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