Archives: Atlas Obscuras

Possum Kingdom Stone Arch Bridge

Discover Possum Kingdom Stone Arch Bridge in Graford, Texas: The bridge continues the legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal policy.

The Neon Museum

Discover The Neon Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Old neon signs from the City of Brotherly Love provide a snapshot of the city’s evolution.

‘Moby dick’

Discover 'Moby dick' in Stockholm, Sweden: A statue that stood at the center of a long copyright battle.

Da Gairdins

Discover Da Gairdins in Garderhouse, Scotland: The main feature of these gardens is a rarity in the northernmost part of Scotland: trees.

Pine Mountain 500

Discover Pine Mountain 500 in Iron Mountain, Michigan: Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.

Ljubljana Mosque

Discover Ljubljana Mosque in Ljubljana, Slovenia: Slovenia's first mosque is a striking mix of Islamic and modernist architecture.

Lincoln Highway Experience

Discover Lincoln Highway Experience in Latrobe, Pennsylvania: This museum is dedicated to the first coast-to-coast highway.

Santuario de Nossa Senhora da Peneda

Discover Santuario de Nossa Senhora da Peneda in São Bento do Canto, Portugal: This chapel is the site of a yearly pilgrimage that originated during the Middle Ages.

Caves of Filopappou Hill

Discover Caves of Filopappou Hill in Athens, Greece: These caves secretly held national treasures during World War II.

Grand Bazaar of Tabriz

Discover Grand Bazaar of Tabriz in Tabriz, Iran: The largest covered bazaar in the world.

Auto Škola Euro Start

Discover Auto Škola Euro Start in Zrenjanin, Serbia: Lodged in the wall of this driving school is a Zastava 750, one of the region's most popular cars.

The Naze and Naze Tower

Discover The Naze and Naze Tower in Essex, England: This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.

Graffiti House

Discover Graffiti House in Brandy Station, Virginia: At Brandy Station, Civil War soldiers left their mark on the battlefield and the walls of this small wooden house.

Blackfriars Friary

Discover Blackfriars Friary in Newcastle upon Tyne, England: The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

Hastings Adobe

Discover Hastings Adobe in Collinsville, California: This cabin once belonged to one of California's original settlers.

Abandoned Thomas Iron Ruins

Discover Abandoned Thomas Iron Ruins in Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania: One of the first commercially successful anthracite-powered iron-making operations in North America.

Bart’s Books

Discover Bart's Books in Ojai, California: Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore.".

The Stone Graves Of Heysham

Discover The Stone Graves Of Heysham in Heysham, England: These ancient rock graves were featured on the cover of a Black Sabbath compilation album.

3 Points Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma

Discover 3 Points Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma in Keyes, Colorado: This tri-point marker identifies the location where these three states converge.

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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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