littlebrumble's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

littlebrumble

When not sailing through shark-infested waters or walking overland into Nigeria, I can be found aiming my camera at unsuspecting passersby, geeking out about polar exploration/astrophysics/the US Civil War, giving your favorite band a chance, and cruising along on my beloved bicycle.

http://sarahbrumble.com

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Places visited in Cameroon

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Muynak District, Uzbekistan

Moynaq

Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.

Added by Tawsam

Rapid City, South Dakota

Chapel In The Hills

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.

worldlywondersandcurios

Added by worldlywondersandcurios

Land of Legends

This Denmark theme park is part family attraction, part experimental archaeology project.

Mandias

Added by Mandias

Budapest, Hungary

Michael Jackson Memorial Tree

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

SamM

Belchite, Spain

The Ruins of Belchite

A site where “the ravages of the war are more striking…than any other place in contemporary Spain.”

Nichali Ciaccio

Added by Nichali Ciaccio

Chinguetti, Mauritania

The Libraries of Chinguetti

Five ancient libraries, little changed for centuries, preserve a medieval archive of Quranic lore and civic documents

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Gergeti Trinity Church

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

Added by laaber

Talisay City, Philippines

The Ruins in Talisay

A once great mansion stands in stately ruin.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Rocchetta Mattei

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Vienna, Austria

Clock Museum

A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.

Added by mbison

Duncans Cove, Nova Scotia

Duncan's Cove Ruins

Explore the ruins of war and maritime history along this gorgeously ferocious North Atlantic seascape.

Added by crwpitman

Mexico City, Mexico

Condominio Insurgentes

A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.

Dylan

Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Crystal Cave

In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.

Melissa Marshall

Added by Melissa Marshall

Chiavari, Italy

Colonia Fara

This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.

ThomLaB

Added by ThomLaB

New York, New York

Radio City Music Hall's Secret Apartment

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Sable Island

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

Added by Donia Varghese

Adelaide, Australia

Grave of the Tamam Shud Man

Dedicated to an "Unknown Man," this grave holds either the remains of a lovelorn suicide or a Cold War spy.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Walhalla, South Carolina

Stumphouse Tunnel

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

Added by briangaines

Manchester, England

Chetham's Library

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

paulypaul

Added by paulypaul

Matawan, New Jersey

Site of the New Jersey Shark Attacks of 1916

The creek where a shark wreaked terror upon New Jersey, and served as the inspiration for "Jaws."

Sarah Blake

Added by Sarah Blake

Congleton, England

Little Moreton Hall

This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.

Added by Brittmark

Menchum, Cameroon

Lake Nyos

Deadliest lake in the world suffocated over 1,746 people in one night.

Dylan

Golden, Colorado

The Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

theamarant

Added by theamarant

Hotel Nacional de Cuba

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

Added by JasonW