Places
Metropol Parasol: Largest Wood Structure in the World
Jan 13 2012
A waffle like structure in the middle of Seville, Spain. Looks strange and alien like at first glance - but I think it's pretty awesome. The amount of work that went into creating it and designing it must have been insane! Thanks Architecture Style, for referring this to us!
Beautiful Flower Garden With Hanging Flowers
Jan 11 2012
Some say that the extremely overpowering smell of flowers makes it almost impossible to sit on that bench for even as little as 15 minutes, without getting dizzy! Location: “Wisteria Tunnel” from Japan's Kawachi Fuji Garden.
Discovery Atlas 4D: Hawaii
Jan 8 2012
Great video about how the islands of Hawaii were created and evolved over the thousands of years, making them the most diverse ecosystem in the world.
The Frozen in Time Ruins of Old Detroit (Photos)
Jan 5 2012
Detroit played a significant part in America's history of entrepreneurship and industrialization - it is a home to many great giants such as Ford. It became known as the cradle of mass-production.
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
Jan 4 2012
This is where James Cameron drew his inspiration from when he was working on Avatar. Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area is located in The Wulingyuan District of the City of Dayong, Hunan Province of China and is known for its stone pillars that reach over 1km in height and resemble the ones seen on Pandora (In the movie Avatar).
Make sure to click on photos for high resolution version to see more detail!
Mysterious Dargavs - Russia's City of the Dead
Dec 29 2011
This very interesting place is located in North Ossetia, and hidden in one of the five mountain ridges. There are many myths about this place, and one being that no one ever comes back when they visit this location. It is very isolated, so we are thinking this may be the reason why this ancient grave site doesn't get many tourists.
Monsoon Season in Bhaktapur, Nepal
Dec 29 2011
An amazing photo by Anuar Patjane of the torrential monsoon rain in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Click for a larger version.