sashacollecutt's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

sashacollecutt

I like to poke around odd places, take potato photos with an ancient phone, and see what I can learn. Measurement related geographical oddities are my favourites. Also anything book related.

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Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Sydney, Australia

Trim the Cat

The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Sydney, Australia

Wendy's Secret Garden

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.

laurosaurus

Added by laurosaurus

Słubice, Poland

Wikipedia Monument

The first, and perhaps only, monument dedicated to Wikipedia.

Alice From Online

Added by Alice From Online

Gdańsk, Poland

Fahrenheit Monument

This antique thermometer honors the creator of the first universal temperature scale.

Added by duncanchappell

Bochnia, Poland

Bochnia Salt Mine

Poland's oldest salt mine has nearly everything one needs to live underground forever.

Added by CPilgrim

Gland, Switzerland

Toblerone Line

This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

San Francisco, California

Letterform Archive

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

Eaglehawk Neck, Australia

Eaglehawk Neck Tessellated Pavement

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Jungholz, Austria

The Jungholz Quadripoint

Two nations form a rare four-sided border at the peak of a mountain, philosophical questions result.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Salzburg, Austria

Meteorological Pillar of the 19th Century

The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.

Added by gretchenmora

Prague, Czechia

Prague Meridian

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

Added by gretchenmora

Arago Medallions

135 bronze medallions mark a French meridian line which once rivaled the hotshot Greenwich timeline.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Ordnance Datum

This large copper bolt represents the benchmark for measuring sea levels in most of Europe.

CoolCrab

Added by CoolCrab

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Huddesteen

The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.

CoolCrab

Added by CoolCrab