The World’s Saddest Destinations via Google Maps

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On a platform filled with glamorous travel images from across the globe, Australian artist Damien Rudd’s account @sadtopographies contributes quite the opposite. Rudd finds the most depressing sounding rivers, lakes, and roads via Google Maps, screenshotting and posting their sad names for his audience. Each of his finds are extremely humorous, yet beg us to wonder what series of events could have possibly lead to their naming.

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One thought on “The World’s Saddest Destinations via Google Maps

  1. Reblogged this on Ghoh and commented:
    These are all so clever! We have to take the author’s word for it that these places are real. And we do.

    In order to see them, though, it’s necessary to expand the display and scroll through them. It’s worth it!

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