Allison H's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Allison H

Avid traveler on the search for natural wonders, haunted locales, sculpture parks, immersive art installations, abandoned tunnels and caves, one-of-a-kind bookshops, and antique shops/collections. I also might have a *slight* obsession with all things geology. The mineral and gem collection at The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History is my happy place. I am continually adding to my travel bucket list. Some current items on my list include attending Carnevale in Venice; visiting Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, NM; going to Argentina and Chile; seeing an active lava lake; visiting all the US national parks, and trying orienteering.

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Road of 52 Tunnels

This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.

De Profundis

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Carroll, New Hampshire

Mount Washington Hotel

A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.

bakedinthehole

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Il Tempio di Adriano (Temple of Hadrian)

The remains of this 2nd-century Roman temple are incorporated into a modern building.

StepYoshi

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The Dome Illusion

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

Annetta Black

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Campo de Fiori

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

ThomLaB

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Fontana dell'Acqua Felice

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.

StepYoshi

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Vatican City Walls

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

Tony Dunnell

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Schattenhalb, Switzerland

The Reichenbach Falls

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

Luke J Spencer

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Geneva, Switzerland

CERN

Large Hadron Collider and the Birthplace of World Wide Web.

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Meyrin, Switzerland

Birthplace of the Web

The World Wide Web was created in this nondescript corridor at CERN.

EdgarMedina

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Meyrin, Switzerland

'Wandering the Immeasurable'

CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.

EdgarMedina

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Meyrin, Switzerland

Nataraj Statue (The CERN Shiva)

This statue of a Hindu cosmic dancer at CERN is a metaphor for modern physics.

EdgarMedina

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Lucerne, Switzerland

Lion of Lucerne

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

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Bern, Switzerland

The Child Eater of Bern

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

Juan Manuel Fangio Statue

This statue of the great Argentinian car driver is located near a famous curve of the Monaco Grand Prix.

Luis Morato

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Oceanographic Museum

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

Laetitia Barbier

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Lisbon, Portugal

Rhinoceros of Belem Tower

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Annetta Black

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Córdoba, Spain

Mezquita (Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba)

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

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Córdoba, Spain

Cross of the Captive

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

Luis Morato

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The Roman Baths of Toledo

The fragmented remains of a massive public bath connected to the city's water supply.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Sinagoga El Transito

Once the grandest synagogue in medieval Spain, it now stands as a memorial of the 15th-century Jewish exile.

BadRandall

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Feria del Campo (Campo Fair)

These abandoned country fairgrounds are filled with replicas of Spanish monuments.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Museo Lazaro Galdiano

This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.

Monsieur Mictlan

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Relics of St. Valentine at Iglesia de San Antón

Inside this church are the alleged remains of the patron saint of lovers, epileptics, and beekeepers.

Luis Morato

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