etiennebara's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place
Leaderboard Highlights
etiennebara's activity rankings
1st
Places visited in Longyearbyen, Norway
1st
Places added to Nuuk, Greenland
1st
Places edited in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
2nd
Places visited in Inari, Finland
2nd
Places added to Bordeaux, France
3rd
Places visited in Kastrup, Denmark
4th
Places added to Greenland
5th
Places visited in Aalborg, Denmark
Loading map...
Hamragarðar, Iceland

Gljúfrabúi

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.
Added by ravi
Iceland

Hvítserkur

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.
Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt

End of the World Cinema

An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.
Sofia Perpetua Added by Sofia Perpetua
Cusco, Peru

Rodadero Slides

Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Tokyo, Japan

Detective Bar Progress

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.
Hermit09 Added by Hermit09
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Burj Al Arab

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."
lewblank Added by lewblank
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai Gold Souk

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Nazca, Peru

Cerro Blanco

This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Bugarach, France

Bugarach

Small French town or alien garage?
atimian Added by atimian
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

World's First Gold-Dispensing ATM

Feed it cash, get your very own gold bar.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The World Islands

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Nushabad, Iran

Nushabad Underground City

A 1,500-year-old, 3-story subterranean city where ancient Persians took refuge in times of war.
Shervin Added by Shervin
Samarra, Iraq

Great Mosque of Samarra

9th century Abbasid mosque, damaged in modern warfare.
atimian Added by atimian
Panchagarh, Bangladesh

Dahala Khagrabari

A piece of India inside a piece of Bangladesh inside a piece of India inside a piece of Bangladesh.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque

A symbol of Islam in oil-rich Brunei.
atimian Added by atimian
Munnar, India

Kolukkumalai Tea Estate

At 8,000 feet, the world's highest tea estate draws visitors for both its products and its panoramic views.
adelinelum Added by adelinelum
Kasol, India

Kasol: Little Israel of the Himalayas

Remote town home to Himachalis, Israelis, and tons of hashish.
Added by Facebook1337590505
Madurai, India

Meenakshi Amman Temple

This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Schwyz, Switzerland

Stoosbahn Funicular

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Vevey, Switzerland

La Fourchette (The Fork)

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.
ahvenas Added by ahvenas
Antarctica

The Ceremonial South Pole

Naked scientists race around the pole in the frigid cold to try to join Antarctica's exclusive 300 Club.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Bahamas

Glass Window Bridge

This isthmus in the Bahamas narrowly separates the roiling Atlantic from the cool Bight of Eleuthera.
Added by andrewhunt
Rotterdam, Netherlands

The Luchtsingel

Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.
Added by joybrouwer
Kelimutu, Indonesia

Kelimutu Volcano

Three wildly colorful calderas top this otherworldly volcano chain.
Hannah Frishberg Added by Hannah Frishberg