The mysterious cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.
Archives: Atlas Obscuras
Mat Bevel’s Museum of Kinetic Art & Surrealistic Pop Science Theater
Discover Mat Bevel's Museum of Kinetic Art & Surrealistic Pop Science Theater in Tucson, Arizona: A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.
Whale Bone of Arco della Costa
Discover Whale Bone of Arco della Costa in Verona, Italy: A whale rib has been mysteriously suspended from the arch since at least the 1700s, and no one knows how it got there.
Teak Ceiling at Bamburgh Castle
Discover Teak Ceiling at Bamburgh Castle in Bamburgh, England: The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.
Abandoned Dome House
Discover Abandoned Dome House in Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Adam’s Calendar
Discover Adam's Calendar in Ehlanzeni, South Africa: Hidden in the hills is a mysterious stone structure, known only to a few.
The Sisyphus Stones
Discover The Sisyphus Stones in New York, New York: Hordes of precariously balanced stone figures crowd the shores of the Hudson River.
Brown Hart Gardens
Discover Brown Hart Gardens in London, England: It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.
The Desert Shipwrecks of the Skeleton Coast
Far from shore, the rusted hull looks like it was plopped within a sea of sand.
La Paz’s Cementerio General
Discover Cementerio General in La Paz, Bolivia: In La Paz's huge, city-sized cemetery, the deceased are stored in rows of apartment-like buildings.
‘Stand By Me’ Tree
Discover 'Stand By Me' Tree in Berlin, Germany: Someone loved this song enough to carve all of its lyrics onto a tree trunk in a Berlin park.
The World’s Largest Blossoming Plant
The gorgeous purple flowers of the vine are open to the public just once a year.
Basilique Notre-Dame-des-Victoires
Discover Basilique Notre-Dame-des-Victoires in Paris, France: A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.
The Cartoon Wall at Overlook
Discover The Cartoon Wall at Overlook in New York, New York: In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.
REI’s Wall of Litho Stones
A trove of century-old litho stones discovered behind a cellar wall are now on display in the SoHo REI.
The Stuffed African Lion That Once Belonged To Winston Churchill
Discover Sir Winston Churchill's Lion 'Rota' in St. Augustine, Florida: A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.
This Museum Features 200 Years of Biking History
Not to mention a mountain biking hall of fame.
Fet-Mats grav (Grave of Fet-Mats)
Discover Fet-Mats grav (Grave of Fet-Mats) in Falun, Sweden: His body was found mysteriously preserved in a Swedish mine over 40 years after his initial disappearance.
Cholera Mass Graves of Fink Cemetery
Discover Cholera Mass Graves of Fink Cemetery in Lafayette, Indiana: An unknown number of cholera victims are buried in two nondescript graves.
Saltdale Ghost Town
Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned town in the Mojave Desert.