Archives: Atlas Obscuras

Richard Proenneke Museum

Discover Richard Proenneke Museum in Donnellson, Iowa: A replica of the self-taught naturalist's iconic cabin stands inside a library near his hometown.

Museo MAPUKA

Discover Museo MAPUKA in Barranquilla, Colombia: Explore the rich history of Colombia's Indigenous peoples.

Rundetaarn Replica

Discover Rundetaarn Replica in Solvang, California: In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.

Falks Grav

Discover Falks Grav in Baskarp, Sweden: The final resting place of a young stagecoach robber who refused mercy.

Hickison Summit

Discover Hickison Summit in Austin, Nevada: This rest area is also home to a remarkable petroglyph site.

Ørsted’s House

Discover Ørsted's House in Copenhagen, Denmark: The house where a Danish physicist discovered the connection between electricity and magnetism.

Beehive Casemate

Discover Beehive Casemate in Sydney, Australia: A defensive fortification carved into a cliff near Sydney Harbour.

Museo Costantiniano della Steccata

Discover Museo Costantiniano della Steccata in Parma, Italy: Among the collection is the shirt worn by Louis XVI when he was executed by guillotine, still marked by a few drops of blood.

Sweetgrass Winery

Discover Sweetgrass Winery in Union, Maine: Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.

Langlais Sculpture Preserve

Discover Langlais Sculpture Preserve in Cushing, Maine: A nature and outdoor art preserve features the large-scale, abstract works of a renowned Maine folk artist.

Jingles

Discover Jingles in Anaheim, California:.

Castor River Shut-Ins

Discover Castor River Shut-Ins in Fredericktown, Missouri: These pink granite water slides are the result of millions of years of erosion.

Münzkabinett

Discover Münzkabinett in Dresden, Germany: Known as the "Coin Cabinet of Dresden," this museum houses over 300,000 currency-related artifacts.

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To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. 260 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. 474 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. 499 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. 633 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. 135 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. 167 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). 252 vii
To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. 148 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. 96 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. 166

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