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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Valparaiso, Chile

Elevators of Valparaiso

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Mexico City, Mexico

Café La Habana

This old-school café is famous for serving coffee, chilaquiles, and the Cuban Revolution.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Wanuskewin

Sample cuisine inspired by the Great Plains indigenous people who have been gathering at this sacred Canadian Heritage Park for 6,000 years.

Reina Gattuso

Added by Reina Gattuso

El Diablo Restaurant

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.

Added by kellythewriter

Lalibela, Ethiopia

Ben Abeba

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

ewayte

Added by ewayte

Calgary, Alberta

Little Chief

What happens when a chef with indigenous roots takes over a hotel-restaurant?

lukefater

Added by lukefater

Wadi Rum Village, Jordan

Wadi Rum

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

Andrea IX

Added by Andrea IX

Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland and Labrador

L'Anse Aux Meadows

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

Cuexcomate

The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.

Mario Yair TS

Added by Mario Yair TS

San Andrés Cholula, Mexico

The Great Pyramid of Cholula

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

London, England

Longplayer

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

Added by LongNow

The Room of Endangered and Extinct Species

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

Allison

Added by Allison

Örencik, Turkey

Gobekli Tepe

This hunter-gatherer architecture is believed to be the oldest religious complex known.

Added by CPilgrim

Atacama Giant

One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

London, England

Victoria & Albert Museum Dining Rooms

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Rohini Chaki

Added by Rohini Chaki

Mexico City, Mexico

Temple of Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl

Underneath the historic center of Mexico City, the remains of a temple dedicated to the Aztec god of the wind.

Mario Yair TS

Added by Mario Yair TS

Boston, Massachusetts

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (The Gardner)

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Kayabwe, Uganda

Equator Line Restaurant

This small roadside eatery exists in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, as the equator runs right through it.

Capemarsh

Added by Capemarsh

Mount Tambora

Mount Tambora is the site of the largest and deadliest volcanic eruption in recorded human history.

Bryanna Plog

Added by Bryanna Plog

Angahuan, Mexico

Paricutin Volcano

Climb and walk into the crater of one of the youngest volcanoes on Earth.

Added by munozhuerta

Soufriere, Saint Lucia

Sulphur Springs

Come for the springs; stay for the mud bath.

Sarah Durn

Added by Sarah Durn

Deline, Northwest Territories

Great Bear Lake

Locals believe the purity of this huge, untouched Arctic lake could be the salvation of human civilization.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

University of Al-Karaouine

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

taotaoholmes

Added by taotaoholmes

Al-Attarine Madrasa

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell