The Most Dangerous Festival In The World: Onbashira
Participants try to ride a 10-ton log down a steep hill.
Posts in category Extreme Nature + Places
Impossible architecture and man-made structures, plus the most jaw-dropping and exotic places and natural phenomena from around the planet
Castells: The Catalan Art Of Human Towers
What goes up, must come down…
Journeys To Every Country In The World: Part 2 – Graham Hughes
He traveled the world without flying.
You Could Casually Ride An Alligator In The 1900s At This California Alligator Farm
Would you let your child ride a full-grown 400-pound alligator?
The First Radio Broadcast From Underground
Robert Ripley and his crew journeyed 850 feet below the surface.
The First Odditorium And Ripley’s Legacy Of Wonder
It all started with a temporary show at the 1933 World’s Fair.
The Modern-Day Marco Polo’s Preferred Passport Stamp: China
Ripley scoured the globe for the unbelievable.
Singapore’s 15-Story Car Vending Machine
What car would you buy out of this machine?
Pele’s Curse: The Hawaiian Goddess Punishes Thieves
Each year, the Hawaiian post office receives thousands of pounds of mail with people begging Pele to forgive them.
Life Among The Little People Of Dwarf Empire
You must be 4 feet 3 inches or shorter to work here…