James Pomfret's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
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Places edited in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Hauterives, France

Le Palais Idéal

This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture.
Hermiston, Oregon

Umatilla Chemical Depot

A stunning landscape of bunkers that once stored chemical weapons.
Herat, Afghanistan

Herat National Museum

Despite a history of destruction, this former citadel survives to document Afghanistan's oft overlooked history.
Ponsanooth, England

Kennall Vale Gunpowder Works

A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.
Singapore

German Girl Shrine

A Singapore shrine to an unnamed German girl who has become a local deity.
Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia

Hotel Sidi Driss

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.
Solomon Islands

The World Discoverer

The ship that got left behind.
Nouadhibou, Mauritania

Bay of Nouadhibou Ship Graveyard

permanently closed
The world's largest ship graveyard is the product of decades of corruption.
Guatemala City, Guatemala

Great Guatemalan Sinkhole

permanently closed
An enormous, 30-story-deep hole in the middle of Guatemala City.
Lome, Togo

Akodessewa Fetish Market

The Voodoo Superstore of the world.
Matavun, Slovenia

Skocjan Caves

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."
Benicia, California

Suisun Bay Ghost Fleet

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.