Roseparis's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place
Leaderboard Highlights
Roseparis's activity rankings
1st
Places visited in Whitby, England
1st
Places added to Sudan
1st
Places edited in Sudan
2nd
Places added to Isle of Skye, Scotland
2nd
Places added to Somalia
2nd
Places added to Hargeisa, Somalia
3rd
Places visited in Sudan
3rd
Places added to Kosovo
3rd
Places edited in Somalia
Loading map...
Tatev, Armenia

Gavazan Column at Tatev Monastery

Centuries before the modern seismograph, Armenian monks measured quakes with this tilting pillar.
Ani Djaferian Added by Ani Djaferian
Yerevan, Armenia

The Matenadaran

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.
Added by armeniapedia
Arinj, Armenia

Levon's Divine Underground

She asked for a potato cellar and over the next 23 years he gave her a network of holy caves.
Added by littleham
Sevan, Armenia

Sevanavank

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.
lobbmw Added by lobbmw
Garni, Armenia

Garni Gorge

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.
michelle Added by michelle
Goght, Armenia

Geghard Monastery

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.
serflac Added by serflac
Yerevan, Armenia

Katoghike Church

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.
Added by armeniapedia
Yerevan, Armenia

Spider Statue

Destruction from Armenia's 1988 earthquake inspired an artist's sculptures of scrap metal.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Yerevan, Armenia

Mirzoyan Library

One man’s collection of photography books has transformed into a charming exhibition space.
Added by armeniapedia
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Hotel Uzbekistan

Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union, this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Český Krumlov, Czechia

FairyTale House of Puppets and Wine

A museum of Czech puppetry and wine in an allegedly haunted 14th-century stone house.
dangerscuba Added by dangerscuba
Hargeisa, Somalia

Oriental Hotel

The oldest building in Hargeisa survived the 1988 bombings that destroyed some 90 percent of the city.
Added by shreyasus
Badrshein, Egypt

South Pavilion Graffiti

The oldest tourist graffiti in the world helped archaeologists identify the Pyramid of Djoser.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Saltergate, England

Hole of Horcum

Legend says that Wade the Giant scooped up a handful of earth to throw at his wife, leaving behind this round valley.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Yerevan, Armenia

Cafesjian Center for the Arts

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.
Added by bauerovaanna
Whitchurch, England

King Arthur's Cave

The site of an early Arthurian battle and the dwelling-place of prehistoric people and (possibly) an ancient race of giants.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Coleford, England

Puzzlewood

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Kingdom of Talossa

A trailblazing sovereign nation tucked in the American state of Wisconsin.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Bibi-Khanym Mosque

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.
Added by soloobscuro
Sofia, Bulgaria

DZI Sofia Center

This building has two facades of clashing architectural designs.
petaryp Added by petaryp
Sofia, Bulgaria

The Necropolis of St. Sophia Church

Underneath this Byzantinian church lies a necropolis filled with ancient tombs and the ruins of previous churches.
theparttimeexplorer Added by theparttimeexplorer
Sofia, Bulgaria

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.
taotaoholmes Added by taotaoholmes
Ohrid, North Macedonia

National Workshop For Handmade Paper

See how paper is made the old-fashioned way.
Added by Richard Viewegh
Prilep, North Macedonia

Mound of the Unbeaten

One of Bogdan Bogdanović's first spomeniks honors those who died during the People's Liberation Struggle in Macedonia.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi