marvels and curiosities from the Atlas Obscura.
Utrecht’s Museum Speelklok specializes in that certain kind of historic robot created solely to play music without the help of any pesky humans. The Speelklok … Continue reading Museum Speelklok in Utrecht, Netherlands
Sitting on the coastal edge of San Francisco, the Lincoln Park Golf Course is one of the loveliest set of links in the area with … Continue reading Lincoln Park in San Francisco, California
Looming just off the southern tip of France is an imperious looking island that is taken up in its entirety by a fortress complex that … Continue reading Château d’If in Marseille, France
For hundreds of years, the Boudhanath Stupa has stood as a beacon of Buddhist belief, towering over the surrounding town as a giant mandala of peace … Continue reading Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal
Built right into the slope of an Iranian mountain, the small town of Masuleh has a unique, purpose-built architectural style where the front yard of … Continue reading Masuleh in Masuleh, Iran
The island of Curaçao in the southern Caribbean sea was colonized by the Dutch West India Company in 1634. With no natural gold deposits, the … Continue reading The Abandoned Pietermaai Mansions in Willemstad, Curaçao
Death Valley is one of the hottest, most inhospitable places in the world, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t anything valuable in the land. … Continue reading Harmony Borax Works in Stovepipe Wells, California
One-hundred yards from the intersection of Whitmore Avenue and Highway 80 on the Hawaiian island of Oahu lie a group of rocks known as the … Continue reading Kukaniloko Birthing Site in Wahiawā, Hawaii
Once the tallest buildings in all of early Melbourne, Coop’s Shot Tower was soon eclipsed by gargantuan skyscrapers and other modern urban behemoths, but rather … Continue reading Coop’s Shot Tower in Melbourne , Australia
Top of every intrepid explorers list must be to find a ruined airplane hidden away in a tropical locale. Bringing to mind the television show … Continue reading The Wreck of Air Aruba P4-YSA in Willemstad, Curaçao