Archives: Atlas Obscuras

Avatar Grove

Discover Avatar Grove in Port Renfrew, British Columbia: This patch of old-growth forest is home to Canada's gnarliest tree.

Yawékon by Chef Tawnya Brant

Discover Yawékon by Chef Tawnya Brant in Ohsweken, Ontario: This Haudenosaunee restaurant is a delicious tribute to indigenous cuisine.

‘Der Krieg War’

Discover 'Der Krieg War' in Dresden, Germany: A moving and macabre World War I-era painting by the great artist Otto Dix.

Port Trust War Memorial

Discover Port Trust War Memorial in Mumbai, India: A sandstone lamp post in Mumbai's business district honors the war efforts of the Port Trust and its employees who fell during World War I.

Delta-09 Minuteman Missile Site

Discover Delta-09 Minuteman Missile Site in Wall, South Dakota: One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

Kallin Shell Midden

Discover Kallin Shell Midden in Outer Hebrides, Scotland: This impressive midden of scallop shells apparently all comes from a single fishing company.

The Doubleday House

Discover The Doubleday House in Ballston Spa, New York: The birthplace of the alleged inventor of baseball.

Corning Glass Bulb Flag

Discover Corning Glass Bulb Flag in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania: This unique creation was made by the largest manufacturer of Christmas bulbs in 1946 to honor those returning from World War II.

John Dillinger Courtroom

Discover John Dillinger Courtroom in Tucson, Arizona: A 1930’s courtroom where John Dillinger and his gang went before a judge.

Banco della Reson

Discover Banco della Reson in Cavalese, Italy: The community gathered on this stone table to make important decisions, but it was also the site of witch trials.

Cappella Suardi

Discover Cappella Suardi in Trescore Balneario, Italy: Jesus turns into vines inside this chapel.

Emiliano Zapata House Museum

Discover Emiliano Zapata House Museum in Anenecuilco, Mexico: The ruins of the humble house of one of Mexico's most iconic revolutionaries.

Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park

Discover Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park in McCalla, Alabama: The remains of a foundry and old blast furnaces destroyed during the Civil War are preserved in this central Alabama park.

Falls of Leny

Discover Falls of Leny in Kilmahog, Scotland: A tumbling waterfall near a narrow passage that was used to herd cattle for hundreds of years.

Armstrong Tunnel

Discover Armstrong Tunnel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: This quarter-mile tunnel under the Bluff in Pittsburgh bends at a 45-degree angle.

Duino Mithraeum

Discover Duino Mithraeum in Duino, Italy: Europe's only Temple of Mithras located in a natural cave.

TMK Creamery

Discover TMK Creamery in Canby, Oregon: Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

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To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. 261 ii
To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design. 480 iii
To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared. 514 iv
To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history. 642 ix
To be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals. 137 v
To be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change. 172 vi
To be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria). 256 vii
To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. 151 viii
To be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features. 98 x
To contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation. 168

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