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mikewalker

Hiker, peakbagger, roadtripper and occasional writer from New Mexico, USA. When I'm not travelling I'm researching detailed itineraries so I can use my time on the road to see as much as possible. There's plenty of time to rest at home!

https://www.instagram.com/mikewalker479/

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Indianapolis, Indiana

'Twisted House'

Nature and art meet in this curvy creation

midwesterntravels

Added by midwesterntravels

Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland and Labrador

L'Anse Aux Meadows

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

Florence, Italy

Galileo's Middle Finger

The middle finger of modernity.

michelle

Added by michelle

Whittier, Alaska

Whittier, Alaska

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal

The Village of Monsanto

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

serflac

Added by serflac

Walnut Creek, California

The Eye of Diablo

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.

thirdthreshold

Added by thirdthreshold

Truckee, California

Donner Pass Summit Tunnels

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

leiris

Added by leiris

London, England

The Burney Relief

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Sam Roi Yot, Thailand

Phraya Nakhon Cave

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Thoptewadi, India

Sinhagad Fortress

This ancient fortress was once the setting for a strange battle won with the help of a lizard.

SamM

Los Angeles, California

Philosophical Research Society

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

The Caves of Hocking Hills State Park

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

Added by ericheis

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

International Intellectual and Puzzle Museum

An institution dedicated to curiosity, logic, riddles, and Mongolia's long history of puzzles.

Added by Mr Bucket

Khustain Nuruu National Park

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi

Quarry Bay 'Monster Building'

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

AbiInman

Added by AbiInman

Timmins, Ontario

The World's Oldest Pool of Water

It's 2 billion years old!

Sarah Laskow

Added by Sarah Laskow

Paju, South Korea

Bridge of No Return

The site of many tense prisoner exchanges across the Military Demarcation Line between North and South Korea.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Seogwipo, South Korea

Jeju Mermaids

South Korea's women of the sea have completely flipped their society's structure by becoming revered fisherwomen.

KimMurrayMcD

Added by KimMurrayMcD

Seoul, South Korea

Trick Eye Museum

South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

The Sunken City of Baia

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

SkareMedia

Added by SkareMedia

London, England

William Blake Mosaics

This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

Québec City, Québec

Old Québec Funicular

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

dfelsing47

Added by dfelsing47

Fairbanks, Alaska

Permafrost Tunnel

This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.

Added by skyecooley

Blanchard, North Dakota

KVLY-TV Mast

This sky-high radio mast is formerly the tallest man-made structure in the world.