marvels and curiosities from the Atlas Obscura.
Located just behind Saint Isaac’s Cathedral, in the heart of St. Petersburg, is a place teeming with the potential to feed the planet. Founded in … Continue reading Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry in St. Petersburg, Russia
Standing on a large concrete disc in Ocean View Park, in Taiwan’s Budai township, is a massive glass slipper that looks as though it would be … Continue reading The High Heel Church in Budai Township, Taiwan
Splaying off from the northern tip of New Zealand’s southern island, the skinny little beach known as Farewell Spit is a lovely and remote piece … Continue reading Farewell Spit in Tasman, New Zealand
The Korketrekkeren (“Corkscrew” in English) sledding hill was once built into an Olympic venue, but it was delighting sledders for decades before that and continues to … Continue reading Korketrekkeren in Oslo, Norway
The once ubiquitous “Muffler Men” that once dotted the attractions along Route 66 like giant clones have slowly disappeared over the years, but a few … Continue reading Gemini Giant in Wilmington , Illinois
When the ancient postholes that demarcate the orbit of the Woodhenge in Illinois’ Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site were first discovered, they were just that: holes … Continue reading Illinois Woodhenge in Collinsville, Illinois
There are a number of wonders along the Mother Road, Route 66, but likely the only one that is so singularly focused on rabbits of … Continue reading Henry’s Rabbit Ranch in Staunton, Illinois
While the NSA is notorious for spying on the American people, Britain is no stranger to it either thanks to the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) … Continue reading The Doughnut in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
The historic Musée d’Anatomie de Montpellier (roughly the Conservatory of Anatomy in English) displays a number of unsettling anatomical specimens including the central figure of a … Continue reading Musée d’Anatomie de Montpellier in Montpellier, France
Just beyond the path along the Cremorne Point Foreshore Walk, and linked together by a series of steps and paths, sit over a hectare of … Continue reading The Lex and Ruby Graham Gardens in Cremorne Point, Australia