Coral Castle – A stone wonderland built mysteriously by one man.
Homestead, Florida, USA. A town between Miami and Key Largo. A mysterious place close to home. A man named Edward Leedskalnin, originally from Latvia, built this entire place out of limestone coral by himself in his backyard! He worked at […]
Moai of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Monoliths Mysteriously placed by the sea.
I visited the island in 2003 as a detour in a long trip through South America. Back then there were 2 flights a week from Santiago, the flights continued to Tahiti. We stayed 5 nights, this was plenty of time […]
#2 Penguin Viewing. Visiting two species of penguins from Punta Arenas.
2 types of penguins can be seen in two moderately priced day trips from Punta Arenas, Chile. Punta Arenas is an easy cheap flight from Santiago and there are accommodations to suit all styles and budgets.There are a few other […]
Plain of Jars, Laos. Mysterious stone vessels in the highlands.
Thousands of jars carved from stones and placed in groupings on a plateau in northern Laos. These mysterious jars were the main reason I wanted to visit the country which I was able to do in 2008 as part of […]
Shifting Sands: Moving Sand Pile in Tanzania
In Tanzania there is a crescent shape pile of sand that moves about 50 feet a year. The sand clings together . This allows the entire dune to move instead of dissipating and blowing into the plains. The mysterious part […]
Tigers! Spotting Tigers in Rajasthan, India.
A Bengal Tiger in the wild. Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India. January 2008. We were very lucky to see a tiger on our second safari in Ranthambhore National Park. The tiger was harder to see than I expected when he […]
Mysterious carvings of San Agustín Colombia
Nobody is certain who made these unique and mysterious carvings or what became of the artisans and their civilization. I am not convinced they are all tomb markers and believe some may be far older than claimed by some modern […]
Mysterious Spheres!
I hope to add to this list in the upcoming years as I visit more abnormal, spherical, rock formations. These spheres in Argentina and New Zealand seem to be naturally made. Some areas have ones more suspect. They are still […]
Masharami “Mash” A colorful parade and celebration in Guyana.
This takes place around February 23rd . Georgetown shuts down and there is a day long parade and dancing. Groups and families set up to watch, bbq, and hang out all day. There is a long parade, music and dancing […]
Visoko: The World’s Largest Manmade Pyramid or Just a Hill?
Having visited I still don’t know the answer! I took a public bus to and from Sarajevo to Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina to see a pyramidical shaped feature. Some say this feature is the world’s largest pyramid and some say […]