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2010 – Page 9 – the places I have been

Year: 2010

Rathaus-Glockenspiel

Discover Rathaus-Glockenspiel in Munich, Germany: Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Externsteine

Discover Externsteine in Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany: Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.

Schwebebahn Wuppertal

Discover Schwebebahn Wuppertal in Wuppertal, Germany: This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

Karl Junker House

Discover Karl Junker House in Lemgo, Germany: An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.

The Bastei

Discover The Bastei in Lohmen, Germany: Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

Yde Girl

Discover Yde Girl in Assen, Netherlands: Remarkably preserved body discovered in a peat bog.

The Torture Museum

Discover The Torture Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands: Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

World’s Longest Street

Discover World's Longest Street in Uruará, Brazil: Lined with houses the entire length, this street stretches for 311 miles.

Teatro Amazonas in Manaus

Discover Teatro Amazonas in Manaus in Manaus, Brazil: A beautiful opera house in the heart of Amazonia has recently restarted performances after a 90-year hiatus.

The Nazi Graveyard of Brazil

Discover The Nazi Graveyard of Brazil in Laranjal do Jari, Brazil: This gravesite in the Amazon Rainforest was left behind by a failed Third Reich expedition.

Victoria Amazonica

Discover Victoria Amazonica in Chaves, Brazil: Queen of the waterlilies, so big and strong it can support the weight of a human.

Parque Lage

Discover Parque Lage in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.

Gruta Do Lago Azul: The Blue Lake Grotto

Discover Gruta Do Lago Azul: The Blue Lake Grotto in Bonito, Brazil: Part of one of the largest flooded cavities on the planet, and littered with prehistoric animal bones.

Largo do Boticário

Discover Largo do Boticário in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi

The Thang Long Imperial Citadel was built in the 11th century by the Ly Viet Dynasty, marking the independence of the Dai Viet. It was constructed on the remains of a Chinese fortress dating from the 7th century, on drained land reclaimed from the Red R…

Papahānaumokuākea

Papahānaumokuākea is a vast and isolated linear cluster of small, low lying islands and atolls, with their surrounding ocean, roughly 250 km to the northwest of the main Hawaiian Archipelago and extending over some 1931 km. The area has deep cosmologi…

Proto-urban Site of Sarazm

Sarazm, which means “where the land begins”, is an archaeological site bearing testimony to the development of human settlements in Central Asia, from the 4th millennium BCE to the end of the 3rd millennium BCE. The ruins demonstrate the ear…

Central Highlands of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s highlands are situated in the south-central part of the island. The property comprises the Peak Wilderness Protected Area, the Horton Plains National Park and the Knuckles Conservation Forest. These montane forests, where the land rises to 2…

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