tarajso's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

tarajso

Hi! My name is Tara, and I'm a humanitarian professional from Canada. To date, I've been to 15 countries (not counting the 3 I've transited through -- Panama, Austria and Germany, though I think I've spent enough time in the Frankfurt airport for it to count!): Canada, USA, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Ireland, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Vatican City, Iceland, Switzerland, Bulgaria, and Greece. As well, I've visited 35 UNESCO world Heritage sites (and two that've been on the tentative list for years) Last adventure: Thessaloniki Current adventure: Bulgaria

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Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

Added by Bswanson

Anthony Bourdain and Barack Obama's Dinner Table

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

natashafrost

Added by natashafrost

Cafe Pho Co

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

Sam OBrien

Added by Sam OBrien

Da Nang, Vietnam

Fire-Breathing Dragon Bridge

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

Allison

Added by Allison

Hanoi's Train Street

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

AbiInman

Added by AbiInman

Hòa Vang, Vietnam

Golden Bridge

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

hrnick

Added by hrnick

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

Khmer Rouge's high security prison.

Added by NathanRisinger

Siem Reap, Cambodia

APOPO Visitor Center

A non-profit that uses the impressive smelling abilities of African Pouched Rats to find and clear unexploded land mines.

Added by taylorlanxon

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Cambodia–Vietnam Friendship Monument

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Kampong Thom, Cambodia

Cambodia Landmine Museum

This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Wat Phnom

The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Krong Battambang, Cambodia

Well of Shadows

A gruesome memorial for those lost in this area during the Khmer Rouge genocide.

michelle

Added by michelle

Kantuot, Cambodia

Preah Vihear Temple

This impressive clifftop temple was once at the center of an international custody dispute.

leiris

Added by leiris

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Dinosaur of Ta Prohm

Hoax, mistake, or evidence of dinosaurs in human times?

Added by ilbonito

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Ta Prohm

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Added by elsie4LC

Phumi Khna Rôngvoas, Cambodia

Kbal Spean

This Cambodian riverbed is covered in ancient Hindu carvings both above and below the waters.

leiris

Added by leiris

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phnom Penh Memorial Stupa

5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.

atimian

Added by atimian

The Sacconi Rossi Crypt

A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.

FelipeTrigo

Added by FelipeTrigo

Elefsina, Greece

Plutonian Cave of Eleusis

According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.

gus619USA

Added by gus619USA

Manziana, Italy

Caldara di Manziana

This caldera was once associated with the Etruscan god of the underworld.

LatiumMirabile

Added by LatiumMirabile

Monte di Cuma, Italy

Antro della Sibilla (Cave of the Sibyl)

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Stockholm, Sweden

Codex Gigas (The Devil's Bible)

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Whisky55

Added by Whisky55

Mlolongo, Kenya

African Heritage House

This beautiful, all-in-one museum, private residence, and bed and breakfast houses a rich collection of African art.

kasiaht

Added by kasiaht

Fort Jesus

This colonial fort is an intriguing example of Renaissance military architecture.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi