It’s a Wonderful World (Part 2)

Tunnel of Love, Ukraine

The Tunnel of Love, located in Ukraine, used to be just another train rail section. Eventually, it turned into one of the most romantic spots on Earth as trees were left to grow freely around the rails and was left to be shaped up by the passing train crossing the Kleven village forest back and forth three times a day.
Today the Tunnel of Love is highly popular among lovers and is believed that whenever a couple with sincere love cross the tunnel while holding each other’s hands, their wishes will come true, (Bored Panda, 2013).

The Arbour, South Bank Parklands in Queensland, Australia

The Arbour consists of 443 curling steel columns covered in bouganvilleas which flower throughout the year. The arbour stretches for 1 km from Vulture Street to the Cultural Forecourt and functions as a pedestrian walkway. Source: Wikipedia

St. George’s Abbey in the Black Forest, Germany

St. George’s Abbey in the Black Forest (Kloster Sankt Georgen im Schwarzwald) of Baden-Württemberg, Germany was a Benedictine monastery built in the 15th century. Source: http://abandonedography.com

Calabria, Italy

Calabria is at the extreme south of Italy – lapped by the splendid crystal blue Ionian and Tyrrhenian Seas and separated from Sicily by the Strait of Messina. Source: Italia

The Guatapé Rock, Colombia(659 stairs to the top)

The Guatapé Rock or La Piedra Del Peñol, also known as El Peñol Stone or simply La Piedra (“The Stone”), is a monolithic formation located at the town and municipality of Guatapé, 1 km inside the city limits (86 km northeast of Medellín or 2 hours by bus) in Antioquia, Colombia.
According to history, the wide Antioquian rock base, called “batlolito antioqueño”, and the “Peñón” were formed thousands of years ago. The Tahamies Indians, former inhabitants of this region, worshiped the rock and called it mojarrá or mujará (rock or stone).
On the northern face of the stone there were painted large white letters, “G”, and an incomplete “U” (only the single vertical stroke was completed). Guatapé and El Peñol had long disputed for the ownership of the rock; hence, to settle the dispute, the residents of Guatapé decided to paint the town’s name on the rock in huge white letters. It did not take long for the residents of El Peñol to notice the work, and a large mob was assembled to stop it. That was why only the “G” and part of the “U” were completed.
The rock was first climbed officially on July 1954. In 2006, Luis Villegas, Pedro Nel Ramírez and Ramón Díaz climbed the rock in a five-day endeavor, using sticks that were fixed against the rock’s wall.
New species of plant was found on the top of the rock, subsequently named Pitcairma heterophila by a German scientist.
A viewing spot was built on top of the rock, where it is possible to acquire handicrafts, postcards, and other local goods. It is possible to see the 500 km shore-perimeter dam. There are 740 steps to the top of the viewing spot.
In the 1940s, the Colombian government declared it a “National Monument.” Source: Wikipedia

Immortal Bridge, China

In one of the Yellow Mountains in China, Mount Tai, lies the what they call the Immortal Bridge. It’s basically a bridge that is made of three big rocks and several little ones, so presumably it’s not man-made. Source: Planet Oddity

Marble Caves – Lake Carrera, Patagonia, Chile

Lake Carrera is one of ten deepest lakes in the world with a maximum depth of 586 meters. It borders between Chile and Argentina, and the Marble Cave is located approximately in the middle of the lake, on the Chilean side.
Known as Las Cavernas de Marmol – The Marble Caverns – there are three more specific names for the caves: the Cave, the Cathedral, and the Chapel. Read more…