Michelle Cassidy's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
Anchorage, Alaska

Burial Spirit Houses

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.
Los Angeles, California

Townhouse Bar and Speakeasy

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.
Los Angeles, California

Venice of America Canals

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.
Little Rock, Arkansas

Billy Bass Adoption Center

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.
San Francisco, California

John McLaren Statue

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.
San Jose, California

Drawbridge

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.
Audubon, Iowa

Albert The Bull

The World's Largest Bull.
Picher, Oklahoma

Picher

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.
Fairview, Utah

Thistle Ghost Town

A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.
Chisinau, Moldova

Mileștii Mici

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.
Paris, France

Arènes de Lutèce

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.
Bahrain

Shajarat-al-Hayat (Tree of Life)

This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.
Cave City, Kentucky

Dinosaur World

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.
Cantwell, Alaska

Igloo City

Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.
Chullora, Australia

Big Bicycle

Roadside attraction outside of a recycling center.
Bodalla, Australia

Big Cheese

Giant wheel of cheese marks a dairying village.
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

Mount Horeb Trollway

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.
Young, Australia

Big Cherries

Honoring the annual National Cherry Festival.
Moonbi, Australia

Big Chook

Fiberglas monument to Moonbi's poultry industry.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland

Fingal's Cave

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Kemi, Finland

Kemi Snow Castle

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
Coffs Harbour, Australia

Big Bunch of Bananas

Roadside display for a popular fruit and vegetable stand.
Lake Cathie, Australia

Big Bowl

Australian holiday town hosts world's largest bowling ball.
Wauchope, Australia

Big Bull

Large enough to house an internal gift shop.