Jessica ONeill's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Jessica ONeill

Jessica is a London tour guide, writer, neon sign historian, and negative heritage scholar, who loves Herzog films, late-night poutine, and petting your dog. She can be reached for alternative tours of London and Margate at jessicatourguide@gmail.com

https://www.instagram.com/dearjessica/

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Greyfriars Cemetery Mortsafes

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Edinburgh, Scotland

Remains of Dolly the Sheep

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

Added by laurenreid

Edinburgh, Scotland

Mary King's Close

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

Added by Delireus

Bucharest, Romania

Trajan and Wolf Statue

One of the most controversial statues in Romania is an emperor with no clothes.

martinhenshaw123

Added by martinhenshaw123

Bucharest, Romania

Arcul de Triumf

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

Lilina

Added by Lilina

Sighișoara, Romania

Towers of Sighișoara

Nine centuries-old fortresses guard the walls of this medieval Romanian city.

ovidiuneacsu

Added by ovidiuneacsu

Viscri, Romania

Viscri Fortified Church

A medieval church built up to defend its village.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

Bucharest, Romania

Palace of the Parliament

This communist behemoth is the heaviest building in the world and a legacy of a brutal regime.

ovidiuneacsu

Added by ovidiuneacsu

Brașov, Romania

Biserica Neagră (The Black Church)

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Brașov, Romania

Transylvania's "Hollywood" Signs

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

vibrantgreen

Added by vibrantgreen

Bucharest, Romania

Curtea Veche (Old Princely Court)

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

Talbot von Sregor

Added by Talbot von Sregor

Bran Castle

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

Lizzy Mae van Son

Added by Lizzy Mae van Son

Tallinn, Estonia

The Bronze Soldier of Tallinn

This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.

rebelhistorian

Added by rebelhistorian

Tallinn, Estonia

Old Thomas

The Guardian of Tallinn.

stanestane

Added by stanestane

Tallinn, Estonia

Telliskivi Creative City

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

Added by herlentkrik

Tallinn, Estonia

Seaplane Harbour

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Tallinn, Estonia

KGB Museum

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

Melissa Marshall

Added by Melissa Marshall

Helsinki, Finland

Pohjola Insurance Building

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

michelle

Added by michelle

Helsinki, Finland

Bad Bad Boy

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

The Magen David Synagogue

In Mumbai, a bright blue synagogue is the largest one for the Baghdadi Jewish community in Asia.

Madhushree Ghosh

Added by Madhushree Ghosh

Tower of Silence in Mumbai

A Zoroastrian funerary tower where excarnation rituals are carried out is threatened by the area's dwindling vulture population.

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

Varanasi, India

Cremation Ghats of Varanasi

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

icatsstaci

Added by icatsstaci

Gilbert Hill

A 66-million-year-old rock formation stands tall over Mumbai, offering stellar city views.

Madhushree Ghosh

Added by Madhushree Ghosh

Gaitore Ki Chhatriyan

Ornate, dome-topped cenotaphs fill this royal crematorium.

Added by Wyatt66