IronQueen's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

IronQueen

Traveling for 75-80% of the year and living the dream ✨🛩 I’m a huge Altas Obscura Fan and depend on the app to find fun and unusual things.

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Kinderdijk, Netherlands

Windmills of Kinderdijk

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

Shelley Rickey

Added by Shelley Rickey

The Not-Quite Incorruptible St. Bernadette of Lourdes

Perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints, with a little help from Paris.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Ordino, Andorra

St. George Icon Museum

Extensive Orthodox icon collection in Andorra.

Added by oksanam

Andorra la Vella, Andorra

'The Nobility of Time'

In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador Dalí sculpture.

Added by Karen BN

Mont Saint-Michel, France

Mont Saint-Michel

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Added by IanWhalen

Wiltshire, England

Stonehenge

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Claymore

Added by Claymore

Kissimmee, Florida

Monument of States

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.

leiris

Added by leiris

Alexandria, Virginia

Torpedo Factory Art Center

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

Added by valcalma

Alexandria, Virginia

Carlyle House Historic Park

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

Added by blimpcaptain

Alexandria, Virginia

First Lot Sold At Auction Marker

This small pedestal marks the spot of the first lot of land sold in Alexandria, Virginia in 1749.

Added by blimpcaptain

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana Steam Clock

At the top of the hour, this steam-powered clock's eight brass whistles play "Back Home Again in Indiana."

Added by laurafrantz

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis Moon Tree

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

Mark Casey

Added by Mark Casey

Indianapolis, Indiana

Market Street Catacombs

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

Mark Casey

Added by Mark Casey

Depoe Bay, Oregon

Cape Foulweather

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

Added by Valleycat

Victoria, British Columbia

Mile 0

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

SamM

Elma, Washington

Satsop Nuclear Power Plant

From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.

S J Martin

Added by S J Martin

Anacortes, Washington

Green Point

On the edge of this small Washington Park, a piece of the Earth's mantle has come to the surface.

Burlington, Washington

Skagit-Squatch

A museum dedicated to an elusive cryptid.

Added by emilyysmithh

Ashford, Washington

Mount Rainier

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Leavenworth, Washington

Wellington Avalanche Site

Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Old Town, Washington

Dungeness Spit

The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

slgwv

Shelton, Washington

Vance Creek Viaduct

The second tallest railway trestle bridge in America.

Mira

Oak Harbor, Washington

Blue Fox Drive-In Theatre

Sleep beneath the big screen at this old-school movie theater.

Added by daryleconners

North Bend, Washington

Snoqualmie Tunnel

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

Added by JESilverstein