Gina Buonaguro's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Gina Buonaguro

I am a writer who has coauthored six novels, written dozens of articles, won three writing grants, and edited/proofread for multiple clients. Born in New Jersey, USA, I currently reside in Toronto, Canada where I am working on a novel, set in Renaissance Venice. My interests include Italy, the Renaissance, the artist Raphael, maps, geography, travel, American, British, Canadian, and Ancient history, reading historical fiction, and bingewatching historical series. I’m the kind of person who stops to read every roadside plaque and sign.

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Queens, New York

The Birthplace of Scrabble

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

Andres Schiffino

Added by Andres Schiffino

Arch of Janus

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

Little Dunmow, England

The Tomb of Maid Marian

It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.

AdOYo

Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California

San Nicolas Island

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

Eyam Plague Village Museum

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

Added by lisatc

San Giorgio in Alga

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Porto, Portugal

Carmo and Carmelitas Churches

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

Added by sharris

Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Italy

Santuario Madonna della Corona

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

Sentenza

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Vicolo Inferno

Also known as "Hell Alley," this tiny street in Imola gained its name in a bloody episode in the 16th-century.

Marco Dst

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London, England

William Blake Mosaics

This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.

Ecchinswell, England

Watership Down

This grassy, tree-lined hill shares a name with the much-loved novel that it inspired.

Added by 5beasts

Barcelona, Spain

Priapus of Hostafrancs

This generously endowed statue once stood guard outside a Roman home.

lampbane

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Battaglia Terme, Italy

Castello del Catajo

Known as the Royal Palace of the Euganean Hills, this often overlooked castle has been home for multiple noble families over the centuries.

StepYoshi

Added by StepYoshi

'Juliet's Tomb'

It’s said this crypt was the setting for the tragic finale of the Shakespeare play.

JamazingClayton

Added by JamazingClayton

Burghead, Scotland

The Burning of the Clavie

Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Highland, Scotland

Dunrobin Castle

A castle in the Scottish Highlands has been continuously inhabited since the 1300s.

culturetrekking

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Jacob's Ladder

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

SEANETTA

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Pheasant Island

This tiny river island switches sovereignty every six months as part of a rare, centuries-old agreement.

lewblank

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Caledon, Ontario

Cheltenham Badlands

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.

JonFiddler

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Golden Jubilee Graffito

Among the cliffs of the Elora Gorge is an oft-overlooked piece of celebratory graffiti.

Longinus Balo

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Highlands, New Jersey

Navesink Twin Lights

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

Jane Weinhardt Goldberg

Added by Jane Weinhardt Goldberg

Mérida, Mexico

Cenote Xlacah

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

linkogecko

Added by linkogecko

Corgarff, Scotland

Corgarff Castle

This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell