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Art Nouveau Elevator in Bad Schandau, Germany
The small spa town Bad Schandau is split into two levels, one at the base of the mountain and one higher up on the peak. The solution to connect the two halves of the town is an elevator, a...
View ArticleTake a Peek at the Haunting Sounds and Sights of an After-Dark Cemetery Party
For the past four years, Atlas Obscura and Green-Wood Cemetery have teamed up each fall to present Into the Veil, a nighttime soiree in which 1,500 guests are invited to explore the Victorian-era...
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Ryūsendō Cave in Iwaizumi-chō, Japan
One of the three largest limestone caverns in Japan, Ryūsendō Cave features expansive subterranean galleries arching over deep sunless lakes filled with breathtakingly clear blue water. The complex has...
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Glen Jean School in Oak Hill, West Virginia
The history of the abandoned Glen Jean School is unclear, at best. There are reports that it had been used as an elementary school and a high school. Some of the remnants that are left on the wall...
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Looking Inside the Abandoned Schools of the Irish Countryside
On most weekends for the past year I have been visiting abandoned elementary schools in rural Ireland. Due to a long-term tradition of emigration, and changing demographics, there are a surprising...
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Palo Duro Canyon in Canyon, Texas
As you drive toward Palo Duro Canyon from Amarillow, it suddenly emerges from the heart of the Texas Panhandle, first as a small gap, then a gaping, deep schism in the ground with deep red, brown, and...
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Jerónimos Monastery in Lisbon, Portugal
Though it's one of the most important buildings in Portugal today, the Jerónimos Monastery had much more humble beginnings.In the 14th century, the small Lisbon chapel, Santa Maria de Belém, was...
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Permafrost Tunnel in Fairbanks, Alaska
Almost a quarter of the land of the Northern Hemisphere is permafrost, and about a third of that is in the western half of North America. This includes an area near Fairbanks, Alaska, where the Army...
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Why Did Ancient Italians Bury Thousands of Clay Body Parts?
Perhaps the most impressive thing about the anatomical votives of Central Italy are the sheer numbers in which they were found.One site contained 1,654 votive feet, made of terracotta. Another had more...
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How Alchemy Has Been Depicted in Art Through the Ages
In the 1738 edition of Physica subterranea, written by German alchemist Johann Becher, there is a particularly intriguing illustration. Titled The Body as an Alchemical Laboratory, it depicts a figure...
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Wilson Castle in Rutland, Vermont
The village of Proctor, Vermont, is one of the few places in the United States with an actual castle. Enormous, beautiful, and creepy, Wilson Castle is part of a 115-acre estate in various stages of...
View ArticleFound, Possibly: Hidden Tunnels That Were Escape Routes From Gay Bars in San...
Newly Discovered Escape Tunnels Under Historic Market Street Gay Bars Could Delay Large Development https://t.co/RmP7FeSemppic.twitter.com/enRT0zhUWl— SFist (@SFist) November 17, 2016In San Francisco,...
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Little Petra in North of Petra, Jordan
Also known as Siq al-Barid, "Little Petra," located about eight miles north of the ruins of the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, is a smaller but no less fascinating archeological site.Like Petra...
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This Artist Used Over 6,500 Scents To Recreate The Smell Of 35 World Cities
“Every capital city has its own smell. London smells of fried fish and Player's, Paris of coffee, onions and Caporals, Moscow of cheap eau-de-Cologne and sweat. Berlin smells of cigars and boiled...
View ArticleWatch the Microscopic Process of a Crystal Being Born
Crystal Birth from Emanuele Fornasier on Vimeo.Crystals are an important part of our daily lives. These structures are found in the salt that we have at our tables, the snowflakes that we try to catch...
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The Giant Ghibli Clock in Minato-ku, Japan
Officially called the “NI-Tele Really BIG Clock,” four or five times a day this wacked-out symphonic mega-machine spins, dances, whirs and clanks. And as a side gig, it also tells the time.The giant...
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Anne Rice Talks Inspiration, Atlantis, and, Yes, Vampires
Before the often-cheesy vampires of modern teenage literature, there were the beautifully dark and complicated vampires of Anne Rice’s novels. These vampires not only reflect a rich and complex inner...
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Abandoned Vidin Synagogue in Vidin, Bulgaria
Despite being in ruins, the synagogue in Vidin, Bulgaria is still famous for being the second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria. Built in 1894, it fell into disuse after the majority of the local Jews...
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The Three Boar Heads of Gdańsk in Gdańsk, Poland
Above a door in a small alleyway in Gdańsk is a strange emblem: three severed boar heads protruding from a golden shield. Many pass by without glancing up, but those that do often wonder about the...
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Secret Crocodile Mummies Found Inside Bigger Crocodile Mummy
We heard you like mummified crocodiles, so we put some mummified crocodiles inside your mummified crocodile! While Xzibit had nothing to do with it, according to the BBC, researchers at the National...
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