Michael Inscoe's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place
Loading map...
Schwerin, Germany

Henry the Lion Monument

A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.
Luis Morato Added by Luis Morato
Salem, Massachusetts

The Satanic Temple

The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.
Added by Cinesra
Tambon Tham Nam Phut, Thailand

Wat Tham Ta Pan

Grotesque statues of figures from Buddhist hell haunt the temple's Sin Park.
Added by 2xpaul
Chartres, France

La Maison Picassiette

A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.
Added by mbison
Oakley, Kansas

Prairie Dog Town

Home of mutant livestock.
WhiteTrashPeg Added by WhiteTrashPeg
Goldfield, Nevada

Paste Eater's Grave

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson
Waterloo, England

'Another Place'

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.
Added by lercio
Queens, New York

TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.
lewblank Added by lewblank
New York, New York

The Jane Hotel

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.
George Geary Added by George Geary
Washington, D.C.

Grace Hopper's Bug

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson
Morristown, Tennessee

The 'Evil Dead' Cabin

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."
Joey Freshwater Added by Joey Freshwater
Mohács, Hungary

Busójárás

Festival of Perpetual Life and Rebirth.
Added by Rick
Sibiu, Romania

Sibiu's Houses with Eyes

Something's watching you.
poppyoana Added by poppyoana
Gruta, Lithuania

Grūtas Park

Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.
mytripslt Added by mytripslt
Elberton, Georgia

Elberton Granite Museum

Home of Dutchy, an exhumed Confederate statue that was once torn down by an angry mob for looking stupid.
Added by jzfineberg
Elberton, Georgia

Georgia Guidestones

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.
tralfamadore Added by tralfamadore
Minnesota

Grassy Point Railroad Bridge

A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.
Added by shaunaexplores
Oslo, Norway

Vigeland Sculpture Park

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
stanestane Added by stanestane
Phillips, Wisconsin

Fred Smith's Wisconsin Concrete Park

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.
Dublin, Ireland

The Hungry Tree

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.
noeldonnellon Added by noeldonnellon
Cahuita, Costa Rica

Aviarios del Caribe: Sloth Sanctuary

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Budapest, Hungary

Michael Jackson Memorial Tree

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.
SamM Added by SamM
Margate City, New Jersey

Lucy the Elephant

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."
Leiden, Netherlands

The Wall Poems of Leiden

The works of poetry's biggest names grace the walls of the city of Leiden, all carefully painted by hand.
Added by WHALEN