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If you’re the ultimate homebody—Whittier, Alaska may be your dream destination. Whittier started out in the mid-1950’s as a military outpost. In recent decades, civilians have begun to trickle into a former army barracks at the heart of the town called Begich Towers. Begich Towers is currently home to 75% of Whittier’s 300 permanent residents….
Nagoro is a slowly shrinking village tucked into the steep valleys of Shikoku in Tokushima Prefecture. Technically part of the remote Higashi-Iya area of Miyoshi City, the region is promoted locally as โSky Village โ Scarecrow Village.โ According to the official Miyoshi City Tourism site, Nagoro sits deep inside the legendary Iya Valley โ one…
In the remote Vestmannaeyjar (Westman) Islands off the southern coast of Iceland sits one of the countryโs most intriguing mysteries: Elliรฐaey Island. A lone white house perched on a carpet of bright green grass and surrounded by dramatic cliffs has fueled endless online speculation. Known everywhere as the โWorldโs Loneliest House,โ it has inspired myths,…
Shaped over thousands of years by the crashing waves, Kannesteinen Rock is a magnificent mushroom shaped rock formation located in the rural village of Oppedal, Norway, approximately 10 km west of the center of Mรฅlรธy. While difficult to measure the exact size by looking at the photographs, the rock is about three feet high and…
Hertogenbosch (“Den Bosch”), Netherlands is home to an unusual neighborhood known as Bolwoningen, which means ball houses. At first glance it looks like post alien invasion scene, but don’t be scared; these houses are occupied by humans only. In 1968, the Government of the Netherlands decided to fund an experimental construction of low-cost housing. The…
When most people think of ghost towns, they think of dusty Western towns that were abandoned two centuries ago in the wake of a dried up gold rush. Mostly, they imagine them to be in California or Nevada. However, the United States has countless ghost towns in virtually every state. One of America’s most haunting…
Chinaโs Chongqing subway has an unusual station. At first, line 6, Caojiawan Station seems abandoned, but it was opened only in 2015. It looks like the plan was not quite though through. Out of the three planned exits, only one is used and the other two are overgrown with weeds and wilderness.
If you donโt have time to climb to Etnaโs 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…