Archives: Atlas Obscuras

Silvana Nakamura Mosaico

Discover Silvana Nakamura Mosaico in Tupã, Brazil: This artist's studio is decorated inside and out with tiles, mosaics, and ceramic dishware.

Stone Gargoyle Chair

Discover Stone Gargoyle Chair in Durham, England: An unusual stone chair can be found on the banks of the River Wear, not far from Durham Cathedral.

Indian Canyons

Discover Indian Canyons in Palm Springs, California: Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

Phantom Canyon Road

Discover Phantom Canyon Road in Penrose, Colorado: The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.

Tabor Opera House

Discover Tabor Opera House in Leadville, Colorado: In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.

Torre Insignia Carillon

Discover Torre Insignia Carillon in Mexico City, Mexico: The world's tallest carillon is located at the top of this skyscraper in Mexico City.

Hubble Space Telescope Replica

Discover Hubble Space Telescope Replica in Marshfield, Missouri: In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.

The Devil’s Quoits

Discover The Devil's Quoits in Witney, England: A massive henge and stone circle just south of Stanton Harcourt village.

Shepherdstown Public Library

Discover Shepherdstown Public Library in Shepherdstown, West Virginia: The "All-Seeing Eye of God" symbol on this library is a clue to one of the many former lives of this building.

Boothe Memorial Park

Discover Boothe Memorial Park in Stratford, Connecticut: This eclectic homestead is home to a miniature windmill and Connecticut's last tollbooth.

Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame

Discover Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches, Louisiana: A remarkably futuristic building sits in the oldest town in Louisiana.

Reloj Chino (Chinese Clock)

Discover Reloj Chino (Chinese Clock) in México D.F., Mexico: This stately clock was gifted from China's last imperial government to the people of Mexico.

Frazetta Art Museum

Discover Frazetta Art Museum in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania: The largest collection of Frazetta originals in the world.

Grave of Brownie the Depot Dog

Discover Grave of Brownie the Depot Dog in Rome, Georgia: Tombstone of a dog that greeted passengers at the Southern Railway Depot.

NoviPark Roman Amphorae

Discover NoviPark Roman Amphorae in Modena, Italy: Hundreds of Roman amphorae are stored in an ususpecting underground parking lot.

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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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