Archives: Atlas Obscuras

Peter Pan Mini-Golf

Discover Peter Pan Mini-Golf in Austin, Texas: Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

Tlos

Discover Tlos in Fethiye, Turkey: One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.

Požega Railway Museum

Discover Požega Railway Museum in Požega, Serbia: This open-air, narrow-gauge railway museum pays homage to the region's transportation history.

Altalena Memorial

Discover Altalena Memorial in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel: This site honors an Israeli cargo ship that was destroyed by the government in 1948.

Catalina Country Club

Discover Catalina Country Club in Avalon, California: An unexpected connection to Chicago awaits visitors on an island just off the California coast.

Laurel Grove School Museum

Discover Laurel Grove School Museum in Alexandria, Virginia: The only remaining African American schoolhouse in northern Virginia is now a museum dedicated to formerly enslaved people.

Tokyo’s Battleship Building

Discover Gunkan Higashi Shinjuku in Tokyo, Japan: This battleship of a building was designed by a famed "mad architect.".

Ganatantra Smarak

Discover Ganatantra Smarak in Kathmandu, Nepal: Adjacent to Narayanhiti Palace, this park commemorates those who fought in Nepal's civil war.

Cool Crest Miniature Golf

Discover Cool Crest Miniature Golf in San Antonio, Texas: The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

Arnie Lillo

Discover Arnie Lillo in Good Thunder, Minnesota: This metal shop's yard is filled with cutout art including an Eiffel Tower replica and Noah's Arch.

Big Stone Mini Golf

Discover Big Stone Mini Golf in Minnetrista, Minnesota: Sculpture garden and miniature golf course blend together in the oversized backyard of a Minnesota sculptor.

Fort Gorges

Discover Fort Gorges in Portland, Maine: Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

Sukko Cypress Lake

Discover Sukko Cypress Lake in Krasnodar Krai, Russia: This cypress grove is a unique site considering these trees are not native to the region.

Robber’s Cave

Discover Robber's Cave in Lincoln, Nebraska: Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.

Rozafa Castle

Discover Rozafa Castle in Shkodër, Albania: According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.

Hasbro Gameland

Discover Hasbro Gameland in Springfield, Massachusetts: This exhibit is devoted to the games and wonder that Hasbro has brought children worldwide.

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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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