Leonardo I's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Leonardo I

Traveller, photographer, adventurer. Lived in 4 countries and travelled to 40 in search of the meaning of life. Turns out I found what I was looking for when my son was born.

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Places visited in Beatty, Nevada

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Places visited in Islamorada, Florida

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Places visited in Williston, Florida

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Places visited in Kabul, Afghanistan

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Places visited in Lahore, Pakistan

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Places visited in Twentynine Palms, California

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Places visited in San Bernardino, California

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Places visited in Karachi, Pakistan

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Places visited in Tampa, Florida

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Twentynine Palms, California

The Love Signs of Twentynine Palms

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

Added by fiberopticnow

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek Circus

This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi

Mount Charleston, Nevada

Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial

A memorial to the unknown and unheralded men and women of the Cold War military and intelligence services.

Added by Baoma bobo

Karachi, Pakistan

Mazar-e-Quaid

This commanding mausoleum holds the remains of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.

Added by mobeensumma

San Diego, California

Pearl of the Pacific

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

jondi letnap

Added by jondi letnap

Helsinki, Finland

Fortress of Suomenlinna

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

mariellen

Added by mariellen

Mountain Meadows Massacre Memorial

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

Added by kitan25

Las Vegas, Nevada

Atomic Liquors

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Frankie's Tiki Room

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Dylan

Cedar City, Utah

Nellie Pucell Unthank Memorial

A monument to a survivor of harsh pioneer life, frostbite, and primitive surgery.

Added by hcshannonart

Parowan Gap Petroglyphs

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

Istanbul, Turkey

Ottoman Bird Palaces

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Chicago, Illinois

Aircraft Carriers of Navy Pier

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Elliot Carter

Added by Elliot Carter

Chicago, Illinois

Stained Glass at Navy Pier

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

jusTodd

Added by jusTodd

Chicago, Illinois

Hidden Egyptian Temple in Field Museum Break Room

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

racheldoyle

Added by racheldoyle

Chairman Mao Memorial Hall

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

Added by declanmar

Blythe, California

Blythe Intaglios

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

Added by Doctor Don

Chichen Itza, Mexico

Chichen Itza Chirp

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Wickenburg, Arizona

Wickenburg Jail Tree

Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.

Added by mikewlgm

Jerome, Arizona

Jerome's Sliding Jail

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

Added by lasvegashoosier

Flagstaff, Arizona

Twin Arrows Trading Post Ruins

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

Eirik Gumeny

Added by Eirik Gumeny

Phoenix, Arizona

Tovrea Castle

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

Added by Joe Schallan

Canyon Diablo

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

travisdewitz

Added by travisdewitz

Winslow, Arizona

Standin' On the Corner Park

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

Added by thescousewife