Archives: Atlas Obscuras

Aburaya Kumahachi Sculpture

Discover Aburaya Kumahachi Sculpture in Beppu, Japan: This statue of the "shiny uncle of Beppu" was erected in 2007.

Reykjavík 871±2

Discover Reykjavík 871±2 in Reykjavík, Iceland: The exhibition explores the city's Viking Age history.

Hawker Hurricane Crash Site

Discover Hawker Hurricane Crash Site in Wanlockhead, Scotland: A memorial dedicated to a tragic World War II aviation accident.

Nora Mill Granary

Discover Nora Mill Granary in Helen, Georgia: A historic gristmill that still produces flour and grits the old-fashioned way.

Fitzrovia Chapel

Discover Fitzrovia Chapel in London, England: Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.

Duffus Castle

Discover Duffus Castle in Elgin, Scotland: Once considered one of the country's finest motte and bailey castles.

Isle of May Beacon

Discover Isle of May Beacon in Isle of May, Scotland: This short white tower is all that's left of Scotland's first permanently manned lighthouse.

Old Time Amusements

Discover Old Time Amusements in Brighton, England: A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.

Mono Mills

Discover Mono Mills in Mono Mills, California: A relic of the region's once booming timber industry.

Saltsjöbaden Observatory

Discover Saltsjöbaden Observatory in Stockholm, Sweden: Once the world's most modern observatory, this building is now a private school.

Gold Hill Hotel

Discover Gold Hill Hotel in Virginia City, Nevada: The oldest hotel in Nevada.

Collectible and Antique Chair Gallery

Discover Collectible and Antique Chair Gallery in Stone Mountain, United States1: A semi-retired nurse’s record-setting collection of 3,000 tiny chairs.

Elliott Street Deli & Pub

Discover Elliott Street Deli & Pub in Atlanta, Georgia: For more than 15 years, this downtown dive bar has hosted fiery outdoor “iron pours.”.

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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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