norielle's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

norielle

Lawyer by profession, wandered at heart. I love to travel, eat good food then try to recreate those tastes at home, read a good detective novel, or just lie in a bed, doing nothing. I live in Moscow and I am very proud to say I've travelled Russia and former USSR countries extensively.

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Newquay, England

The Huer's Hut

An ancient hotspot for spotting schools of fish.

Added by Vordenius

Cornwall, England

The Eden Project

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

atimian

Added by atimian

Dublin, Ireland

Dublin Whiskey Fire

A devastating booze inferno poured through the streets, claiming several victims who drank it.

Josh

Dublin, Ireland

Dublin General Post Office

The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

Shannon Ohaire

Added by Shannon Ohaire

Dublin, Ireland

Kilmainham Gaol

One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.

Added by Queen of the Goths

Kilkenny, Ireland

Kyteler's Inn

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

Shannon Ohaire

Added by Shannon Ohaire

Yakutsk, Russia

Yakutsk

The coldest city in the world.

serflac

Added by serflac

Khangalassky District, Russia

Lena Stone Pillars

A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.

Fallen Monument Park

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

Allison

Added by Allison

Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy

This newly renovated Soviet-era outdoor exhibition center is bigger than the principality of Monaco.

Added by Anastasia Klimchynskaya

Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

Allison

Added by Allison

Monument to the Conquerors of Space

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

Dampo

Volgograd, Russia

Pavlov's House

The Nazis lost more men trying to take this Russian-held Stalingrad apartment block than they did when taking Paris.

stanestane

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Borodino Panorama

A 360 degree battlefield experience.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Novodevichy Cemetery

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.

Allison

Added by Allison

Moscow State University

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

stanestane

Added by stanestane

State Darwin Museum

The world's first museum dedicated to the work of game-changing naturalist Charles Darwin.

Added by ekoptev

Izmailovo Kremlin

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

LaurynSmith11

Added by LaurynSmith11

Golosov Ravine

Legends of time travel and magical woodland creatures bolster the natural charm of this verdant sanctuary in the midst of Moscow.

alleywaykid

Added by alleywaykid

Qolşärif Mosque

Replica of mosque destroyed by Russia in the 16th century.

atimian

Added by atimian

Suyumbike Tower

Russia's own leaning tower was built on a tragic historical fable.

dzhastin

Added by dzhastin

Tula Museum of Samovars

A Russian museum dedicated to the household staple, the samovar.

dzhastin

Added by dzhastin

Suzdal', Russia

Museum of Wooden Architecture and Peasant Life

300-year-old villagers houses and traditional churches preserve a nearly lost piece of Russian history.

Added by kgignatyev

Sosnogorsk, Russia

Manpupuner Rock Formations

Gigantic natural towers in a Russian plateau.

serflac

Added by serflac