15 curious things and places that amazed travelers (16 photos)

The world is full of surprises and amazing places, and never ceases to amaze people with its diversity. In this post, you will see incredible photos of various unusual things that amazed travelers.





1. Cable car in Switzerland with chairs on the roof



The Stanserhorn cable car is located in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden. It connects the town of Stans and the 1,898-meter-high Stanserhorn mountain peak. This is the world's first open double-decker cable car. The lower level can accommodate 60 people, and another 30 people can be accommodated upstairs.

2. View from the hotel window, the city of Gilgit, in northern Pakistan





The city of Gilgit is located in the Hindu Kush mountain range at an altitude of 1,500 meters, near the Indus River.

3. Huacachina, a tiny desert village west of Ica, Peru



Huacachina is an oasis in Peru west of the city of Ica. The permanent population is about 100 people. Huacachina is located around a small lake in the desert and is known as the "Oasis of the Americas".

4. Salt Lake in Chile



Salar de Atacama is a salt flat in South America, the largest in Chile. It is located in the southern part of the Atacama Desert, surrounded by mountains. The area of ​​the salt flat is 3 thousand square kilometers. The average height above sea level is about 2300 meters.

5. Fort Bourtange, Netherlands



Bourtange is located in the municipality of Vlagtwedde near Groningen, almost on the border between the Netherlands and Germany. The fortress of Bourtange was built in 1593 by order of William I of Orange on a sandy ridge in a marshy area on the border with Germany to control the only road between Germany and Groningen.

6. Abandoned tower near the city of Sintra, Portugal



The tower in Sintra is the central structure in the system of underground tunnels of the palace and park complex Quinta da Regaleira, built at the beginning of the last century in Portugal. This is a kind of well 27 meters deep, resembling an inverted tower. According to legend, Masons held initiation rites in it.

7. Mysterious Ronda, Spain



The city is located at an altitude of 723 m above sea level in the mountains. The main city gates Almocabar, built in the 13th century. Their impregnable walls performed an important defensive function and more than once saved Ronda from enemies. The founders of Ronda were the Bastul Celts, who in the 6th century BC built the first settlement, which was called Arunda.

8. The Golden Rock in Myanmar is located at an elevation of 1,100 meters above sea level, on top of Kelasa Hill



Kayttiyo Pagoda is a small pagoda of 7.3 meters, built on granite boulders covered in gold leaf. It is the third most important site for Buddhists in Burma.

9. Katskhi Pillar, Imereti, Georgia



The Katskhi Pillar is a giant limestone monolith 40 meters above the ground, on top of which is a church built between the 6th and 8th centuries.

10. "Golden Mountains", Faroe Islands, Denmark



Today, 50,000 people live on the territory of the archipelago, consisting of 18 volcanic islands. Until the end of the 19th century, sheep farming, which gave the islands their name, played a major role in the lives of the Faroese; sheep wool was the main commodity in trade with Denmark. In the Faroes, deep tunnels have been laid between villages and even between the islands themselves, some of which run directly under the sea.

11. The 15-seater "Beer Bike" is the first pedal bar of its kind in Canada to hold a liquor license



12. The entrance to a new apartment building in Monaco looks like a primitive dwelling



13. A subway station in Frankfurt looks like it's immersed in street



14. There's a crack running through this shopping mall, Hveragerdi, Iceland



For a new shopping mall in southwest Iceland, Hveragerdi, construction workers were laying the foundations. And a deep crack in the ground was discovered that ran right through the center of the planned development. In fact, the crack was part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where the continents of America and Europe meet.

15. Lake Elton is a salty, endorheic lake in the Pallasovsky District of the Volgograd Region



Lake Elton shimmers with all the colors of precious stones: from gold to pink. This is due to algae. The lake is very shallow, the average depth in summer is only 5 cm. Here you can see flocks of cranes and waders, and catch the blooming of rare Schrenk tulips, listed in the Red Book.