chrissymons358's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

chrissymons358

Big fan of islands and multi-day hike and bike adventures. Wine, cheese, and honey are the holy trinity, and I believe you haven't truly experienced a place until you've had their signature soup. Favorite world destinations: Sintra, Portugal Monterey, CA Santa Fe, NM Vinales, Cuba Lake Biwa, Japan Prefer small towns to larger cities. Closet steampunk enthusiast. Most of my role models are fictional.

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Toronto, Ontario

CN Tower Stairs

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

canuck

Added by canuck

Field, British Columbia

Yoho National Park

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Banff Springs Hotel

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Eltziego, Spain

Hotel Marques De Riscal

A medieval village holds a very modern hotel.

Kergin

Added by Kergin

Gjáin

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

Added by gabebk101

Thingvellir, Iceland

Þingvellir

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

Colin McDonald

Added by Colin McDonald

Reykjavik, Iceland

Harpa

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Snæfellsjökull

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

Added by crisurdiales

Heimaey, Iceland

World's Largest Puffin Colony

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Reynisdrangar

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

U.S. Navy DC-3 Wreckage

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

sheepdontswim

Added by sheepdontswim

Gullfoss (Golden Falls)

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

RHyzer

Added by RHyzer

Haukadalur Geothermal Field

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Fjaðrárgljúfur

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

Added by gabebk101

Dettifoss

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Reykjavik, Iceland

Icelandic Phallological Museum

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

Josh

Reykjavik, Iceland

Hallgrimskirkja

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Dampo

Hvítserkur

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

Viñales Mural de la Prehistoria

Neo-cave art on the macro scale.

serflac

Added by serflac

Hotel Nacional de Cuba

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

Added by JasonW

La Plaza de la Revolución

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

Go Apocalypse

Added by Go Apocalypse

Lisbon, Portugal

Jerónimos Monastery

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

AdamTKincaid

Added by AdamTKincaid

Grindavík, Iceland

Blue Lagoon

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

Allison

Added by Allison

Sewerage Science Museum

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

Merlucdai

Added by Merlucdai