The Coolest Places Around the World From Where You Can Mail a Letter
Send snail mail from high up in the mountains or under the sea at these postal landmarks around the world.
On occasion, and only if you’re lucky, mailing a letter will involve a little more than a walk to the mailbox on the nearest street corner. But around the world, a handful of post offices occupy locations so unusual they’ve become tourist attractions in their own right.
- One has been hiding inside a Slovenian cave since 1819
- Another sits in a houseboat bobbing on Dal Lake in Kashmir surrounded by shikara boats
- There's one perched on the slopes of Mount Everest
- A place where you can send postcards from a mail office submerged underwater in Oceania
All of these are fully-functioning post offices. Many even offer special stamps, postmarks, compact museums, and souvenir shops.
You can scribble out a quick postcard or two, drop them in for friends or family back home, and hope your mail finds them well—and you can say, “I've been there.
Author's summary: Unique post offices around the world offer special mailing experiences.