Russ Arno's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Russ Arno

Always after meeting up with fellow explorers - give me a buzz if you fancy a companion on any missions :-)

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Florence, Italy

Bronze Replica of Michelangelo’s David

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

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Added by chateauesque

Florence, Italy

The Bull of Santa Maria del Fiore

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

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Added by ruggero

Florence, Italy

Il Porcellino

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Florence, Italy

L’importuno di Michelangelo

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

kiddevil

Added by kiddevil

Florence, Italy

Medici Hall of Maps (Sala delle Carte Geografiche)

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Florence, Italy

Galileo's Middle Finger

The middle finger of modernity.

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Added by michelle

St. Catherine of Siena's Severed Head

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

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Volterra, Italy

Ospedale Psichiatrico di Volterra

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.

San Gimignano, Italy

Towers of San Gimignano

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

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Added by stanestane

Museum of Human Anatomy

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.

Added by mbison

Orto Botanico di Pisa (Botanical Garden of Pisa)

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Guy Rope Anchors for the Leaning Tower of Pisa

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Loch Lomond

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

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London, England

Monument to the Unknown Artist

The London statue that imitates passersby.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

London, England

The London Dungeon

One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

Michelle Colburn

Added by Michelle Colburn

London, England

London Necropolis Railway Station

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

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Added by escapade1935

London, England

Container City

Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.

Mira

London, England

The Mayflower Pub

The London pub overlooks where the Mayflower was moored before setting sail for the New World.

Added by Byrdmouse

London, England

Brunel Museum Grand Entrance Hall

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

London, England

Traffic Light Tree

A student driver's nightmare.

Genki

Bristol, England

'Well Hung Lover'

Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.

Ginauz

Added by Ginauz

Gloucestershire, England

Purton Hulks

Abandoned boats decaying in the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain.

Added by ducalegon

London Array

The largest offshore wind farm in the world would be even bigger if it weren't for some pesky birds.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

1930s London Underground Trains at Ryde

The Isle of Wight’s “Island Line” serviced by former London Underground trains from the 1930s.

Added by Anita Squared