1092

World Heritage Sites

6781

Atlas Obscura locations

1616

Brutalist buildings

Selected World Heritage Sites

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Tallinn
10 May
Wonderful Cecil Beaton Photographs of the Tyneside Docks in 1943
21 May
How to visit Göbeklitepe: The world's oldest temple
Recife
22 April
Funorama: Bouncy Rainbow Net Suspended Above a Paris Shopping Center
Amman
15 May
Unearthly Views of the World’s Oldest Spaceport
Paphos
3 May
A birder s guide to the Galapagos
22 April
The Sapeurs of Brazzaville
Petra
22 April
Footloose: Canada’s Abandoned Bata Shoe Factory
22 April
Petra, a desert dream: Travel Weekly
3 May
Big Sky: Portraits from the Outback
Venasque
5 May
Elephant Man's 'forgotten grave found'
Museu Brasileiro de Escultura (MuBE)
22 April
Travel Bucket List Ideas: 100 things to do before you die
3 May
Iran’s First Meteorite Exhibition Opens in Golestan Palace
25 April
The island of cinemas: Cuba's faded movie theatres – in pictures
12 May
Beauty in ruins: the wonder of abandoned buildings – a photo essay
20 May
How to get a taste of Mumbai's Art Deco heritage
15 May
A Factory that Processes Your Dandelion Wishes
23 April
The Swiss language that few know
Paphos
22 April
Officials seek UNESCO recognition for Giresun Island
17 May
Osaka tombs to be listed as a World Heritage Site – A Market Journal – Latest news, Updated News, Global News
12 May
Haunted Hotel: Unfinished Abandoned Okinawa Resort Inn
Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas)
15 May
10 Photos That Will Make You Want to Visit Cambodia
Old Village of Hollókő and its Surroundings
24 April
On The Streets of New York City – 1977-1978
Struve Geodetic Arc
Francisco Brennand's Ceramic Workshop
Rio de Janeiro
Church and parish center São Bonifácio (Igreja São Bonifácio)
11 May
Portraits and Windows
22 April
Western Cape Government launches Cradle of Human Culture Route | The Newspaper |
29 April
Lithuania... Hidden arts of Vilnius - Independent.ie
23 April
The Enduring Legacy of Spring Break Through the Lens of Photographer Keith McManus
21 May
Hadrian's fall- selfie-obsessed tourists cause wall to collapse | IOL Travel
12 May
Arnold Genthe’s Fascinating Photos of Japan In 1908
Amphitheatre of El Jem
22 April
Exploring Lake Baikal | JSTOR Daily
22 April
An immersive art installation lets you see, smell and feel the toxic fog of polluted cities
4 May
10 of the best scenic rail journeys in Europe
Hollókő
22 April
Malta, Valletta: A European Capital of Culture brand gives this Mediterranean city new energy
Paphos
17 May
Plain of Jars to become Laos’ third World Heritage Site | #AsiaNewsNetwork
22 April
Ancient town wows visitors with digitized public restrooms
Istanbul
Sousse
24 April
‘The Elastic Perspective’ Is A Weathered Steel Public Sculpture In The Netherlands
10 May
Azerbaijan in Eid: Top five things to do this festive season at the Pearl of the Caucasus
Rio de Janeiro
22 April
Street Art for Book Lovers: Dutch Artists Paint Massive Bookcase Mural on the Side of a Building
Rome
Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade de São Paulo (FAU USP)
Tracunhaém
17 May
Chile’s Valparaiso, An Open Air Graffiti And Mural Art Gallery | Star2.com
The Remains of a British Railway Rusting on a Brazilian Mountainside
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)
22 April
Sarnath to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Lins
22 April
Beer in Bern | Spotted by Locals blog
22 April
The mystery of Star Wars and Tunisia's rundown Brutalist hotel
29 April
The Streets of New York City – 1977-1978
15 May
Strange hotels across Iran constructed to lure tourists
26 April
The Lost Floating Pools of Paris
16 May
A Sculptural Observation Tower Has Opened In Denmark
26 April
Prague’s Narrowest Street is So Narrow it Has Traffic Lights For Pedestrians
3 May
Around The World In Kodachrome – A Nobel Laureate’s Outstanding Travel Photographs
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
Budapest
22 April
In pics: Temperate House of Kew Gardens in London - Xinhua
22 April
Brazilian woman chooses to celebrate 113th birthday in Turkey’s Cappadocia
'The Presence of Latin America' Mural
Etruscan Necropolises of Cerveteri and Tarquinia
22 April
The heritage of Notre Dame – less European than people think
San Juan
25 April
Fuggerei – The German Housing Complex Where Rent Hasn’t Gone Up in 500 Years
22 April
Vietnam’s Imperial City - Hu?
Linnahall
Olinda
22 April
Discover the beauty of Bamberg
23 April
Photos of a Desolate and Deserted London from 1977
25 April
Urban Hacking 101: Guides & Tutorials to Transform your City
22 April
Paris in Beautiful Color Images from 1890: The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, The Panthéon, and More (1890)
3 May
1960s New York Street Life: James Jowers’ Snapshots of ‘Disorder and Imperfection’
10 May
Darjeeling: Train stops, driver removes bike from tracks, moves on
10 May
The Artistry of the Mentally Ill: The 1922 Book That Published the Fascinating Work of Schizophrenic Patients, and Influenced Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky & Other Avant Garde Artists
20 May
Rio Really is a Marvelous City. Are we Taking That for Granted? | The Rio Times
22 April
How to have adventures on your Amazon cruise
10 May
Ship in Which Hundreds of Migrants Died Will Be Shown at the Venice Biennale
15 May
Inside Kharanaq: The 1000-year-old ghost town set to become Iran's newest World Heritage Site
22 April
Gagarin
10 May
Forget diet and exercise—for better health, we need better cities

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