Atlas Obscura

The Glimmer Twins in Kent, England

The statues of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones were unveil...

What Did the Ancient Egyptians Eat? AO Wants to Know.

AO Wants to Know is an ongoing interview series where we ask experts in extrao...

Gabrielle Petit Statue in Brussels, Belgium

Gabrielle Alina Eugenia Maria Petit was born on February 20, 1893, to working-c...

Millennium Camera in Tempe, Arizona

While the ASU Art Museum primarily contains temporary exhibits, one of them is ...

NASA Goldstone Visitor’s Center in Barstow, California

Space nerds will delight at finding this hidden gem of a small exhibition. Loca...

Hailes Quarry Hermit in Edinburgh, Scotland

Should one happen upon a detached head in a public space, it would raise concer...

‘The Container’ in Brussels, Belgium

Brussels is a fascinating city, both elegant and humorous, associated with comi...

‘Datenträger’ (‘Data Carrier’) in Lübeck, Germany

Standing outside an IT company in Lübeck, northern Germany, the rusted figure D...

Dutch Pinball Museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Located in Rotterdam's historic Delfshaven, this quirky museum features more th...

Pune Prarthana Samaj in Pune, India

The area near Tapkir Galli (a busy road in the center of the city) is known for...

World’s Largest Rainbow Road in Toronto, Ontario

The world’s longest rainbow road appeared in the summer of 2024 on Toronto’s Ha...

Iguanodon Statue in Maidstone, England

The statue of the Iguanodon, commissioned in 2021, stands proudly in front of M...

La Alameda's Castle in Madrid, Spain

This castle once had humble beginnings. Originally built near the medieval road...

Mt. Baker Ridge Sunset Stones in Seattle, Washington

On Mt. Baker ridge, above the I-90 tunnel, a line of 12 basalt stones stand, ea...

Lydenburg Heads in Cape Town, South Africa

In the early 1960s, 16-year-old Karl-Ludwig von Bezing stumbled across some odd...

Asukayama Park in Kita City, Japan

Asukayama, or Mount Asuka, is a small hill in Kita-ku, Tokyo, standing 83 feet ...

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.