Shiv's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

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Atlanta, Georgia

The Plaza Theatre

This Art-Deco movie palace is the oldest independent cinema in Atlanta.

rodster

Added by rodster

Taipei City, Taiwan

Tuned Mass Damper of Taipei 101

Enormous pendulum helps keep Taiwan's tallest building from swaying.

Trevor

Added by Trevor

Terrace Bay, Ontario

Slate Islands

This small archipelago in northern Lake Superior was formed by a massive meteorite impact 450 million years ago.

gemmatarlach

Added by gemmatarlach

Towson, Maryland

Divine's Headstone

The final resting place of an iconic drag performer is decorated with pearls and hot-pink lipstick.

Added by rstreid

Dandenong South, Australia

Hotel Eastlink

A roadside hotel that you can’t stop at.

Gavin

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavík 871±2

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Coral Pink Sand Dunes

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.

slgwv

Pristina, Kosovo

Goddess on the Throne

This stone figurine was made more than 6,000 years ago and depicts a female deity of the Neolithic Vinča culture.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Seven Tubs at Pinchot State Forest

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.

Added by e watch ring

Iowa City, Iowa

'Sitting Man'

How did the 110-ton limestone statue cross the road?

Added by hintofaspark

Varberg, Sweden

'The Woman With the Handbag'

Controversy surrounded the creation of this anti-fascist statue.

CoolCrab

Added by CoolCrab

Bainbridge, Pennsylvania

Conewago Potholes

These unique rock formations were created during the Ice Age.

Added by Octomagi

Sedalia, Colorado

Devil’s Head Lookout Tower

This Colorado fire station has been in continuous operation for more than a century.

Added by RSperandio

Washington, D.C.

D.C.’s Floating Chandeliers

Mysterious installations bring levity and light to a sometimes stodgy city.

Michelle Cassidy

Added by Michelle Cassidy

Budapest, Hungary

Air Defense Early Warning Listening Ears

A relic of World War I that now exist as a piece of public art.

nicholasabateman

Added by nicholasabateman

Ronnede, Denmark

Skovtårnet (Forest Tower)

A spiralling hourglass-shaped tower rises from the forests in Denmark.

Johan SWE

Added by Johan SWE

Sparta, Wisconsin

FAST Fiberglass Mold Graveyard

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

Added by jenlukehart

Shefar'am, Israel

Shfaram Ice Cream

Unique flavors and plant sap make this ice cream special.

Dror

Jevnaker, Norway

Kistefos Museum

The grounds and buildings of an old wood pulp mill have been transformed into an innovative art park and museum.

Added by klaklin

Saint-Léonard, Switzerland

Lac Souterrain de Saint-Léonard

The largest underground lake in Europe.

julianfkeller99

Added by julianfkeller99

Bélesta, France

Fontaine Intermittente de Fontestorbes

Every half hour, the flow of this unusual spring cycles between a rush of water and barely a trickle.

Sandavágur, Faroe Islands

Trøllkonufingur

Legend says this rock spire is the finger of a witch who wanted to throw the Faroe Islands towards Iceland.

Added by Obscuravibes

Hickison Summit

This rest area is also home to a remarkable petroglyph site.

slgwv

Chinle, Arizona

Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

bobbiem91

Added by bobbiem91