Discover Tswaing Meteorite Crater in Soshanguve, South Africa: An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.
Archives: Atlas Obscuras
Huddesteen
Discover Huddesteen in Amsterdam, Netherlands: The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.
The Fire Temple of Yazd
Discover Yazd Atash Behram in Yazd, Iran: The fire inside this temple has burned for more than 1,500 years.
Haut-Kœnigsbourg Castle
Discover Haut-Kœnigsbourg Castle in Orschwiller, France: The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.
Booksellers’ Row
This charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.
Kilcoy
Discover Kilcoy in Kilcoy, Australia: This small Australian town is considered home to the "Yowie" or the Aussie Big Foot.
Light Kiosk
Discover Light Kiosk in Bogotá, Colombia: Colombia's first concrete structure doubles as a replica of Versaille's Petit Trianon Belvedere and a symbol for development.
Rubens Ceiling at the Banqueting House
Discover Rubens Ceiling at the Banqueting House in London, England: The sumptuous ceiling was one of the last things Charles I saw before his execution.
Park Grove Manor
Discover Park Grove Manor in Oak Park, Illinois: Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.
David Wallach Memorial Fountain
Discover David Wallach Memorial Fountain in Chicago, Illinois: A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.
John W. Jones Museum
Discover John W. Jones Museum in Elmira, New York: A historical home in upstate New York honors the work of John W. Jones, a formerly enslaved man who was a major agent for the Underground Railroad.
Casino de la Rabassada
Discover Casino de la Rabassada in Barcelona, Spain: A once grand hotel now sits eerily abandoned in the Catalan countryside outside Barcelona.
Cosmic Ray Detectors
Discover Cosmic Ray Detectors in Chicago, Illinois: One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.
Medieval Walls of Ávila
Discover Medieval Walls of Ávila in Ávila, Spain: These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.
Lego Swedish 1-M Solar Telescope
Discover Lego Swedish 1-M Solar Telescope in Stockholm, Sweden: A 1:42 scale model of the world's second largest lensed telescope.
Mother Goose House
Discover Mother Goose House in Hazard, Kentucky: An enormous goose sits atop this nest-shaped home.
Madeira Botanical Garden
Discover Madeira Botanical Garden in Funchal, Portugal: A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.
The Ex-Votos of Churubusco
Discover The Ex-Votos of Churubusco in Mexico City, Mexico: These unusual paintings give thanks to the saints and deities who granted people favors and miracles.
Woolsey Memorial Airport
Discover Woolsey Memorial Airport in Northport, Michigan: A lonely stone-sided terminal stands next to a grass airstrip on Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula.
The House That Kills
Many of the Palazzo Dario's previous owners have met terrible fates.