A ride through the strange lands

The world celebrates the United Nations’ (UN) World Tourism Day on September 27 each year. Let’s embark on a journey to unravel the strange tourist spots of the world.

1

The “Island of the Dolls” has become a tourist attraction. It is a playground of hundreds of mutilated dolls, many hanging limp from nooses, others with heads attached to spikes. Ghost stories are a part of local lore in the region. Identify the country.

2

Anyone who aspires to do this job can acquire them at Elf Academy in Rovaniemi, 2,600 km from the North Pole. They focus more on packing and help answer the 750,000 letters that arrive at local post office each year. What do they do?

3

Soviet geologists drilled at the site in 1971. Fearing that the hole would lead to poisonous gases, the team burned it off. The hole is located in Derweze, Turkmenistan. It was hoped that the fire would use all the fuel within days, but the gas is still burning. What is its popular name?

4

The ‘Carhenge’ was constructed by U.S. sculptor Jim Reinders in 1987 as a memorial to his dad. It is a dedication to the ‘The Stonehenge’ of England. If the original one was made with stones, this is made out of cars and the wheels on it. Where is it?

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It is 16 metre-high glass church build in the shape of a high-heeled shoe. It was inspired by a local story of a 24-year-old girl surnamed Wang who suffered from Blackfoot disease and spent her life in church. Where can you see this?