Discover St. Paul-Changsha China Friendship Garden in Saint Paul, Minnesota: A piece of solitude and tranquility in the heart of East Saint Paul.
Archives: Atlas Obscuras
The Design Flaw that Nearly Spelled Disaster
A young engineering student caught the mistake in time to keep Citigroup Center from collapsing.
Haliç Metro Bridge
Discover Haliç Metro Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey: Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.
The Red Door Country Store
Discover The Red Door Country Store in Silver Spring, Maryland: This general store has stood in the same spot for well over a century.
Rokugeishin
Discover Rokugeishin in Tokyo, Japan: A miniature shrine in the busy corner of Tokyo's historic Broadway, honoring a sextet of unusual entertainment gods.
Site of the Pine Tree Riot
Discover Site of the Pine Tree Riot in Weare, New Hampshire: One of the earliest—and most commonly forgotten—acts of rebellion against English rule.
Cameron Memorial Fountain
Discover Cameron Memorial Fountain in Glasgow, Scotland: Glasgow's own "tipsy" temperance monument.
Café Strauss
Discover Café Strauss in Berlin, Germany: Berliners take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.
World’s Largest Cheese Slicer
Discover World's Largest Cheese Slicer in Robertsfors N, Sweden: The cheese slicer may be a Norwegian invention, but the biggest ones in the world are found in Sweden.
Jättegrytorna i Tararp (The Tarap Giant Kettles)
Discover Jättegrytorna i Tararp (The Tarap Giant Kettles) in Karlshamn N, Sweden: A geological wonder that helped fuel myths of trolls and giants.
Les Arnaules Prehistoric Bridge
Discover Les Arnaules Prehistoric Bridge in Manresa, Spain: A long strip of fossil-filled limestone makes up this natural bridge above a rushing stream.
Ritual of Periarosis Column
Discover Ritual of Periarosis Column in Athens, Greece: According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.
Dedham Powder House
Discover Dedham Powder House in Dedham, Massachusetts: This building is more than 250 years old and was built in one of the first towns settled in Massachusetts.
‘Toilet in Nature’
Discover 'Toilet in Nature' in Ichihara, Japan: The "largest bathroom stall in the world" offers a unique pit-stop experience.
Great Bridge Lock
Discover Great Bridge Lock in Chesapeake, Virginia: This environmental engineering marvel keeps salt water from the Elizabeth River.
Treasury Building Column Section
Discover Treasury Building Column Section in Fort Belvoir, Virginia: One of the Treasury Building's original columns now sits as a garden monument in the middle of a busy military base.
Grandad’s Magical Wonderland
Discover Grandad's Magical Wonderland in Broadmeadow, Australia: This whimsical garden filled with fairies and incredible creatures has been enchanting children—and adults—since the 1970s.
Milan War Cemetery
Discover Cimitero di Guerra di Milano (Milan War Cemetery) in Milan, Italy: An American-English cemetery in the heart of Milan, with 421 allied soldiers died during World War II.
‘Big Fella’
Discover 'Big Fella' in Silloth, England: One man and his dog, immortalized in a giant statue.
‘Morgondagens Väder’ (‘Tomorrow’s Weather’)
Discover 'Morgondagens Väder' ('Tomorrow's Weather') in Stockholm, Sweden: An abstract representation of weather in Sweden.