marvels and curiosities from the Atlas Obscura.
Sitting on the stark, barren coast of the Barents Sea in Vardø, Norway are pair of modern but somber structures known collectively as the Steilneset Memorial which … Continue reading Steilneset Memorial in Vardo, Norway
Most memorials and monuments are put in places where they can be seen by the most amount of people and receive the maximum exposure for … Continue reading Chilean Memorial in La Push, Washington
Nestled in the Laos jungle near the Tat Kuang Si Bear Rescue Centre, the cascading tiers of the Kuang Si Waterfalls draw gawking onlookers seeking … Continue reading Kuang Si Waterfalls in Luang Prabang, Laos
Bali’s Pura Ulun Danu Bratan temple pokes up out of the waters of Lake Bratan as though it is simply the peak of some much larger … Continue reading Pura Ulun Danu Bratan in Bali , Indonesia
Created to mimic one of the traditional holds of historic Ireland, Beardslee Castle in upstate New York is a strange architectural outlier that has managed … Continue reading Beardslee Castle in Little Falls, New York
On the outskirts of the old San Diego neighborhood of Cartagena, Colombia, a once vibrant institution of the city is gradually falling apart. Nestled up … Continue reading The Circo Teatro of Old Cartagena in Cartagena, Colombia
Nestled within the Carnegie Science Center’s roboworld section, the world’s largest permanent exhibition on robotics, the Robot Hall of Fame honors the best, brightest, and … Continue reading Robot Hall of Fame in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sitting at the base of Japan’s lush Mount Zao, the Zao Fox Village provides a home to over 100 crafty, bushy-tailed vulpines that are allowed … Continue reading Zao Fox Village in Shiroishi, Japan
Stretching across the shallow Iya valley and the river below, the Iya Kazurabashi Bridge looks as though it may have simply grown in place, but … Continue reading Iya Kazurabashi Bridge in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
High atop California’s coastal peak known colorfully as Devil’s Slide are the crumbling remains of a squat cement building that looks as though it is … Continue reading Devil’s Slide Bunker in Pacifica , California