Atlasobscura

Raschpëtzer Qanat in Walferdange, Luxembourg

Just north of Luxembourg City, where the river Alzette meanders its way out of ...

Republican Lamppost at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain

In March 1939, Spain was in turmoil. After almost three years, the country's vi...

Kofuku Train Station in Obihiro, Japan

In a sparsely populated area of Obihiro, a city in northern Japan, an abandoned...

The Southampton Arms in London, England

Bored of Guinness and Stella? If so, consider The Southampton Arms. The pub, in...

The Dublin Castle in London, England

While many a London pub may claim names such as Charles Dickens or Dylan Thomas...

Eldena Abbey in Greifswald, Germany

In northern Germany, on the outskirts of the historic port city of Greifswald, ...

Castellum Hoge Woerd in Utrecht, Netherlands

Over 2000 years ago, the Roman Empire's northern frontier (also known as the Li...

Belvedere do Grinfo in Petrópolis, Brazil

Designed by architects Marcelo, Milton, and Mauricio Roberto, the Belve...

Fort Zion in Virgin, Utah

Fort Zion offers a solid, quirky detour before heading into t...

The Euston Tap in London, England

Some have called it Britain’s greatest case of cultural vandalism. In 1837, wor...

Parco Naturale Regionale di Gianola e Monte di Scauri i...

Hidden away in the Lazio region of Italy, about 50 miles north of Naples, the G...

Le Bunker De La Rochelle in La Rochelle, France

La Rochelle is a historic port city on France's Atlantic coast, known for its m...

Portuguese Bell at Menavali Ghat in Menawali, India

Just north of Mumbai is the small town of Vasai, a former Portuguese territory ...

The Lincoln Monument in Wabash, Indiana

There is no record of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States,...

Jimmie Rodgers Museum in Meridian, Mississippi

The Jimmie Rodgers Museum is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the quirky, ...

El Pozo de Hunzahúa (Hunzahúa Well) in Tunja, Colombia

By the time the Spanish encountered the Muiscas, an Indigenous people from Colo...

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