Archives: Atlas Obscuras

Coral Pink Sand Dunes

Discover Coral Pink Sand Dunes in Kanab, Utah: Colorful sand dunes make a unique attraction in this part of the Utah red-rock country.

Napoleon’s Army Soldier

Discover Napoleon's Army Soldier in Bratislava, Slovakia: An ode to a soldier who came to town, fell in love, then began making his own sparkling wine.

Museum Of Islay Life

Discover Museum Of Islay Life in Port Charlotte, Scotland: A former church that has been chronicling the Scottish island of Islay's rich history since the 70s.

Brunswick Monument

Discover Brunswick Monument in Geneva, Switzerland: An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

Morro Castle Trophy Cannon

Discover Morro Castle Trophy Cannon in Westford, Massachusetts: An artifact taken from one of America's shortest wars.

Goddess on the Throne

Discover Goddess on the Throne in Prishtina: A Neolithic statuette of a goddess or the definitive proof that extra-terrestrials visited Earth 6,000 years ago?

Alicante Zero Level

Discover Alicante Zero Level in Alacant, Spain: Once used to calculate the various levels around the country.

Breman Museum

Discover Breman Museum in Atlanta, United States of America: The largest Jewish museum in the southeastern U.S. houses a permanent Holocasut exhibit emphasizing the strength of its survivors.

Dr. Bombay’s Underwater Tea Party

Discover Dr. Bombay’s Underwater Tea Party in Atlanta, Georgia: Proceeds from this colorful teahouse in a historic Atlanta neighborhood directly fund women’s education in northeast India.

For Keeps Bookstore

Discover For Keeps Bookstore in Atlanta, Georgia: Rare and classic books by Black authors are the focus at this independent bookstore in a historic Atlanta neighborhood.

Fire Station No. 6

Discover Fire Station No. 6 in Atlanta, Georgia: The first integrated firehouse in Atlanta houses a museum on the history of desegregation in the city's fire department.

The Wren’s Nest

Discover The Wren’s Nest in Atlanta, Georgia: The home of a 19th-century author who brought African-American folktales to the mainstream is now Atlanta’s oldest house museum.

Starlight Drive-In Theatre

Discover Starlight Drive-In Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia: Georgia’s last drive-in movie theater is a relic of a bygone era.

Sugar Creek Garden and Herb Farm

Discover Sugar Creek Garden and Herb Farm in Decatur, Georgia: On land once deemed “valueless,” a multipurpose community garden proves the potential of urban farming.

Atlanta Monetary Museum

Discover Atlanta Monetary Museum in Atlanta, Georgia: It’s all about the Benjamins at this Atlanta museum with interactive exhibits.

Victoria Font

Discover Victoria Font in Bristol, England: Designed to celebrate the queen's 40th birthday.

Neolog Synagogue Memorial

Discover Neolog Synagogue Memorial in Bratislava, Slovakia: Dedicated to a synagogue that was destroyed after having survived World War II.

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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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