Aksel's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Aksel

Travelled & worked in 5 continents. Drove by 4x4 from UlanBataar Mongolia back home to The Netherlands, via Pamir Highway and Turkmenistan. Also explored a dozen African countries overland.

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Brussels, Belgium

Black Tower

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

JamazingClayton

Added by JamazingClayton

Brussels, Belgium

Zinneke Pis

Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.

cmzalenski

Added by cmzalenski

Brussels, Belgium

Manneken Pis

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

stanestane

Added by stanestane

Paris Padlocks of Love

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

amyfreeborn

Added by amyfreeborn

Cheverny, France

Château de Cheverny

The opulent home that inspired Tintin's Marlinspike Hall and the adventures within.

urvijabanerji

Added by urvijabanerji

Montignac, France

Cave of Lascaux

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

Allison

Added by Allison

Lourdes, France

Basilica of St. Pius X

Beneath the city of Lourdes, France is a massive, concrete church.

Added by Brittmark

Carcassonne, France

La Cité Médiévale de Carcassonne

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

mratomic

Added by mratomic

Barcelona, Spain

Casa Batlló

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

isidrond

Added by isidrond

Barcelona, Spain

The Giants of Santa Maria del Pi

The oldest giants in Catalonia are now displayed in a 14th-century Gothic church.

CadaverFormosus

Added by CadaverFormosus

Barcelona, Spain

Street Performers of Las Ramblas

The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.

Sebastian Wortys

Added by Sebastian Wortys

Marrakesh, Morocco

Jemaa el-Fna Square

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Fes el-Bali

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

leiris

Added by leiris

Badrshein, Egypt

Pyramid of Djoser

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi

Al Farafrah, Egypt

White Desert

An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.

EmilyYaMei

Added by EmilyYaMei

Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France

Pointe du Hoc

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

MysticalEric

Added by MysticalEric

Colleville-sur-Mer, France

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Christine Williamson

Added by Christine Williamson

Dover Castle

One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.

Allison

Added by Allison

Knokke-Heist, Belgium

Vlindertuin

A garden of flying flowers.

michelle

Added by michelle

Vlissingen, Netherlands

Vlissingen Wind Organ

A set of 27 bamboo tubes creates an eerie soundscape that changes with the wind.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Halsteren, Netherlands

Mozesbrug (Moses Bridge)

Invisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moat.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Oudenbosch, Netherlands

Basiliek Oudenbosch

Scale model of St. Peter's Cathedral (Rome) in the middle of a small Dutch town.

Added by cjwvos

Beveren, Belgium

The Doomed City of Doel

This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.

Laetitia Petruzzella

Added by Laetitia Petruzzella

Antwerp, Belgium

St. Anna's Tunnel

Rare wooden escalators lead deep down into an otherwise staggeringly monotonous tiled tunnel.

Added by Tom JK