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Back to SearchAnne Spencer’s Garden
This garden in Lynchburg, Virginia is the key to unlocking the writing and mind of Harlem Renaissance poet Anne Spencer.
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
The Corn Palace
In Mitchell, South Dakota there stands a massive building covered in murals that are made completely from… corn!
READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-corn-palace-mitchell-s…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Classic: Beishan Broadcast Wall
On the tiny Kinmen Island, a bow-tie-shape strip of land between China and Taiwan, sits a giant weaponized wall of sound that still stands--and still broadcasts--today.
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Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Pigeon Towers of Iran
This elaborate architecture throughout Iran served a very unique purpose - gathering pigeon guano.
Take a virtual tour of a Pigeon Tower: https://ati3d.com/virtual_tour/pigeon
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Discovery Hut
Atlas Obscura's Gemma Tarlach shares what it's like to step inside a relic from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, and to find traces of a famous lost party of explorers.
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Clown Egg Register
This collection of ceramic eggs records the personal makeup designs of clowns around the world - and to some extent a clowning code of conduct.
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Travels with Steve and Datsun
Today we hear from an Atlas Obscura user who, when he isn’t aboard an icebreaking warship for the Canadian Navy, spends weeks at a time road-tripping with his dog.
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Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Classic: Hope Cemetery
A graveyard in the “Granite Capital of the World” pays tribute to stone cutters and artisans who are buried amongst the sculptures they created.
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Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
The Honey Island Swamp Monster
Atlas Obscura reporter Sarah Durn ventures deep into the Louisiana swamp in search of the legendary monster that prowls it.
Learn more about Jessica’s Honey Island Swamp & Kayak Tours: https://www.ho…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Tiwai Island
Civil war in Sierra Leone brought this beautiful island to the brink of destruction - now it’s making its comeback.
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https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tiwai-island
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago