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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Lutry, Switzerland

Lutry Menhirs

Standing stones found on a construction site are re-erected.

serflac

Added by serflac

Lausanne, Switzerland

Palais de Rumine

Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.

TrevorShawnElia

Added by TrevorShawnElia

Boudry, Switzerland

Saut de Brot

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

David W

Added by David W

Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland

Maison d'Ailleurs

Museum of science fiction, utopias, and extraordinary journeys of the mind.

Geneva, Switzerland

Le Frigo

Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.

Added by Antonin S

Jardin Rosa Mir

A tiled, multi-level garden of survival in Lyon.

serflac

Added by serflac

Villemer, France

The Chairs of Maison Gatti

Since 1920, one small company has defined the distinctive chairs of Paris' sidewalk bistros.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Civrieux-d'Azergues, France

Le Jardin de Nous Deux

The fantastic architectural models of a French traveler.

serflac

Added by serflac

Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or, France

The Abode of Chaos

An art world insider finds himself battling for his artistic home.

Besançon, France

Astronomical Clock of Besançon

One of the world's most complex timepieces.

mrobscurity

Added by mrobscurity

Saint-Lager, France

Our Lady of the Grapes

A gothic church dedicated to the love of wine.

AdamTKincaid

Added by AdamTKincaid

Taizé Community

A Christian retreat founded to welcome refugees fleeing from the Nazis during World War II.

Added by millerwilbourn

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Bock Casemates

An expansive complex of subterranean tunnels is all that remains of one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortresses.

Added by graknil

Faux de Verzy

Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.

Rohbbie

Added by Rohbbie

Kelvedon Hatch, England

Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker

The biggest and deepest Cold War bunker open to the public can be found in southeast England.

jiblite

Added by jiblite

Amiens Cathedral Labyrinth

A sublime medieval path adorns the marble floor of one of the most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in France.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Cité souterraine de Naours (Underground City of Naours)

A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.

philoursmars

Added by philoursmars

Y, France

This small commune with an even smaller name appears to have an unlikely amount of dead ancestors.

Josh

Saltwood Castle

This Norman castle has been the scene of assassination plots, religious persecution, and Nazi conspiracies throughout its long history.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Landrethun-le-Nord, France

Forteresse de Mimoyecques

Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.

Vincent Biodegradable

Added by Vincent Biodegradable

Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, France

Ruined Church of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire

The 16th-century church was kept in its ruined state as a reminder of the casualties of World War I.

Added by Northdiver

Saint-Omer, France

St. Erkembode's Tomb

The tomb of a hard traveling saint is constantly covered in shoes as offerings to heal disabled youth.

philoursmars

Added by philoursmars

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany

Germany's Secret Government Bunker

A top-secret bunker now turned museum, is an eerie look at what life would have looked like in the event of nuclear war.

Added by Byrdmouse

Sögel, Germany

Sögel Tank Cemetery

There are two dozen tanks just sitting in an open field in Lower Saxony.

annikaaa

Added by annikaaa