hrnick's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

hrnick

Restless, curious, obsessed by Atlas Obscura and always looking for a next destination. Feel free to connect with me on Facebook if you want to ask about a place I've been or added or if you're looking for an Atlas Obscura obsessed guide in Stockholm.

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Panteón de Hombres Ilustres (Pantheon of Illustrious Men)

The unfinished final resting place of some of Spain's most prominent politicians.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Perro Paco

A statue commemorating a beloved stray dog who was adopted by the entire neighborhood where he lived.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

House of the Seven Chimneys

Known as the Casa de las Siete Chimeneas, this haunted 16th-century manor has a dark, mysterious past.

Xavixavir

Added by Xavixavir

Casa de los Lagartos (Lizards House)

A masterpiece of Rationalist architecture in the center of Madrid with lizards on it.

Xavixavir

Added by Xavixavir

Monument to Doctor Fleming

Dr. Fleming's work saved the lives of many bullfighters thanks to his discovery of penicillin.

Xavixavir

Added by Xavixavir

Ermita de San Pelayo y San Isidoro (Hermitage of Saint Pelagius and Saint Isidore)

The remains of this misplaced church were moved here stone by stone.

Luis Morato

Added by Luis Morato

Fisherman's House

Once a resting spot for King Fernando VII.

Xavixavir

Added by Xavixavir

Ahuehuete del Buen Retiro ("El Abuelo")

One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.

linkogecko

Added by linkogecko

Puerta de los Cuarteles de Daoiz y Velarde

This grand gate once marked the entrance to a military barracks.

Xavixavir

Added by Xavixavir

'Día y Noche' (Day and Night)

A pair of gigantic baby heads greet passengers at Atocha Station.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Cuesta de Moyano

A haven for book enthusiasts across the street from Retiro Park.

Xavixavir

Added by Xavixavir

Paracuellos de Jarama, Spain

Paracuellos Massacres Cross at the Madrid Airport

The mysterious large white cross visible from the runway is a memorial to a massacre during Spanish Civil War.

Christine Williamson

Added by Christine Williamson

Bar Basso

Sip a Negroni Sbagliato in the bar that invented it.

hrnick

Added by hrnick

Pantelegraph

Invented in the mid-19th century, this machine could send copied images via telegraph lines.

Added by sneakyme591

'Selva Elettrica' ('Electric Jungle')

The enigmatic sculpture hides above an escalator in a Milan metro station.

Added by Yesmilano

Case a Igloo

In the 1940s, Italian architect Mario Cavallè built a dozen of these round homes in northern Milan.

Added by marhilary

War obelisk in Milan

Remnants of cone-shaped fascist bomb shelters in Milan.

Added by Giorgio

Shoah Memorial of Milan

The train platform where Jews were sent to concentration camps is now preserved as a Holocaust memorial.

Added by mbeimer

Bosco Verticale

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

oriana

Added by oriana

Monumental Cemetery of Milan

Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.

Added by grandesballo

Castello Pozzi

A larger-than-life house of cards stands outside the house of a former fashion designer.

Added by marhilary

Leonardo's Horse - Il Cavallo dello Sforza

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Cimitero di Guerra di Milano (Milan War Cemetery)

A British Commonwealth cemetery in the heart of Milan, with 421 allied soldiers died during World War II.

Added by pozz09

Fondazione Prada

A space dedicated to contemporary art and culture, co-chaired by fashion icon Miuccia Prada.

karolinadeling

Added by karolinadeling