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  • The Abandoned Outdoor Movie Theater of the Sinai Desert
    Africa | Egypt

    The Abandoned Outdoor Movie Theater of the Sinai Desert

    ByIlya March 8, 2014August 20, 2024

    Somewhere on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, nestled at the foot of a desert mountain range, sits an odd sight that is almost completely out of place: hundreds of seats for an outdoor movie theater. If you have planned to visit the most ancient and historical region on this planet and…

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    🏷️ movie theater
  • The Minister’s Tree House: Tennessee’s Lost Ten-Story Treehouse
    Tennessee | USA

    The Minister’s Tree House: Tennessee’s Lost Ten-Story Treehouse

    ByIlya February 11, 2014October 11, 2026

    Horace Burgess’s Minister’s Tree House once stood in Crossville, Tennessee. Burgess said he began building it in 1993 after a divine commission. The ten-story wooden structure became a well-known roadside curiosity, but it no longer exists: authorities closed it to visitors in 2012 over fire-safety concerns, and it was destroyed by fire on October 22,…

    πŸ’Ž Legendary
    🏷️ house, tree house
  • Lanzarote Vineyards – The Magic of Black Gardens
    Europe | Spain

    Lanzarote Vineyards – The Magic of Black Gardens

    ByIlya February 10, 2014

    La Geria is a unique cultural landscape in Lanzarote, Spain. Semi-circular stonewalls protect verdant vines from the relentless blowing trade winds. Even at a first glance you can’t help it to be impressed by this almost endless land that’s covered by black ash and volcanoes.

    🏷️ vineyards, wineries, winery
  • The Eccentric House in New Hamburg, NY
    New York | USA

    The Eccentric House in New Hamburg, NY

    ByIlya February 5, 2014

    For those who are always looking for someplace creepy to see we have the next best thing – the John Lawson House. Besides the fact that it was built in 1845 and the only one left standing still after a fire in 1877 there’s nothing else special about the building per se. What makes it…

    🧠 Evergreen
    🏷️ house
  • Giant’s Causeway – The most popular tourist site in Northern Ireland
    Europe | Ireland

    Giant’s Causeway – The most popular tourist site in Northern Ireland

    ByIlya February 3, 2014April 5, 2014

    Since the beginning of the 18th Century, visitors flock to the coast of Northern Ireland to admire this bizarre landscape in the area of Antrim. Before science and technology could offer an explanation for how the site appeared beautiful myths and stories made the place even more appealing. In 1986 UNESCO declared it a World…

    🏷️ basalt columns, World Heritage Site
  • A night in a Beagle’s Belly
    Idaho | USA

    A night in a Beagle’s Belly

    ByIlya January 29, 2014February 1, 2014

    Driving through the rural area of Idaho can get boring at times, until the two giant Beagles on the side of the road draw your attention. An American family has taken their love of beagle dogs further than anyone can imagine. They have created Dog Bark Park Inn, a guesthouse in the shape of a…

    🏷️ hotel, hotels
  • Homeless for a night – The Faktum Hotel
    Europe | Sweden

    Homeless for a night – The Faktum Hotel

    ByIlya January 27, 2014

    For those who are truly seeking a trip that’s really out of the ordinary here’s an experience you won’t forget any time soon. Faktum Hotels in Gothenburg, Sweden offers 10 β€œrooms” for rent where actual homeless people might sleep.

    🧠 Evergreen
    🏷️ hotel, hotels
  • The Circumetnea Railway – A Ride Around Etna
    Europe | Italy

    The Circumetnea Railway – A Ride Around Etna

    ByIlya January 27, 2014January 27, 2014

    If you don’t have time to climb to Etna’s summit, there are other options and one of them is to take the Circumetnea train. The 110 km long railway is a private line that runs around the base of the volcano through fertile lands and lava formations. It really is a one of a kind…

    πŸ’Ž Legendary
    🏷️ attractions, Etna, railway, Sicily, train

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