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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Places visited in Chauvin, Louisiana

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Places added to Brighton, England

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Places edited in West Sussex, England

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Places added to Heidelberg, Germany

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Silver Spring, Maryland

National Museum of Health and Medicine

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

Dylan

Cape Charles, Virginia

Kiptopeke's Concrete Fleet

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

Added by mattflowers

Florence, South Carolina

Mars Bluff Crater

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

Weeki Wachee, Florida

Weeki Wachee: City of Live Mermaids

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

anhie

Solomon's Castle

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

Apollo Beach, Florida

Big Bend Power Plant Manatee Viewing Area

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

mojotexas

Added by mojotexas

Nicolaus Copernicus House

Museum dedicated to "the man who moved the Earth."

Trevor

Added by Trevor

Warsaw Fotoplastikon

A 20th-century picture show in 3-D.

Josh

Wieliczka, Poland

Wieliczka Salt Mine

An underground city of salt.

michelle

Added by michelle

London, England

The Mail Rail

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

Gerard Nolan

Added by Gerard Nolan

Wiltshire, England

Woodhenge

The first archaeological site discovered by aerial photography.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Godalming, England

Witley Wonder Underwater Ballroom

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

Évora, Portugal

Portugal's Chapel of Bones

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Dylan

Offaly, Ireland

Leviathan of Parsonstown

Behemoth, cannon-like telescope operated by generations of Irish earls.

Trevor

Added by Trevor

County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Giant's Causeway

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

michelle

Added by michelle

Saint-Ouen, France

Alain Baroux's Antique Curiosity Cabinet

An antique curios dealer and hybrid taxidermist.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Dieulefit, France

La Demeure Aux Figures

Grottoes, sculptures, and recycled ceramics permeate what was once just a small farm in France.

bboas