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Art

"Car in Concrete."

Cáceres, Spain

Vostell Malpartida Museum

An old wool-washing house filled with Fluxus contemporary art.

Les Sables-d'Olonne, France

L'île Penotte Seashell Art

Wall after wall of this French seaside neighborhood is intricately decorated with seashells and corals.

Arctic Circle Marker

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

A section of the mosaic, which was 4 by 4 feet.

Found: A Mosaic From Caligula's Ceremonial Ship, Turned Into a Coffee Table

It's now being sent back to Italy.

Sarah Laskow October 20, 2017

Big Boots.

San Antonio, Texas

World's Largest Cowboy Boots

These boots are made for selfies.

A scene from Rocket Ship MDX, one of the films made in Rocaterrania.

One Artist's Lifelong Quest to Create a Hidden Kingdom Called Rocaterrania

Its full history, which is being told for the first time in a new book, doubles as autobiography.

Sarah Laskow October 19, 2017

The remnant of a supernova that occurred 160,000 light years from Earth. The stellar explosion would have been visible in the Southern Hemisphere around 1600.

space exploration

The Most Beautiful Space Images on Earth

Stargazing through the ages.

Anika Burgess October 19, 2017

Tallinn, Estonia

Telliskivi Creative City

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

Meteorological station in Residenplatz

Salzburg, Austria

Meteorological Pillar of the 19th Century

The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.

A look inside the Depot.

London, England

London Transport Museum Depot

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

Wade Chapel altar and burials

Cleveland, Ohio

Wade Memorial Chapel

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.

"Interrupted Flight" monument at Šumarice Memorial Park

Kragujevac, Serbia

Šumarice Memorial Park

Abstract monuments express sorrow and resilience at the site of a horrific massacre in Nazi-occupied Serbia.

The oratory interior.

Dublin, Ireland

Oratory of the Sacred Heart

A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.

The town loggia.

Grožnjan, Croatia

Grožnjan Town Loggia

The Renaissance-era courthouse is a relic from the fortified town's centuries of Venetian rule.

Dwór Artusa.

Gdańsk, Poland

Dwór Artusa

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.

Permanently Closed

The Passenger.

The Passenger

A 141-foot wave of crashing lumber guards the entrance to the Grand Place in Mons.

Living candelabras sat or stood unflinching as hot wax dripped onto their bodies, forming incredible sculptures and shapes.

A Dispatch From the Other Side of the Veil

In Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery, Atlas Obscura's "Into the Veil 2017" was a night of sublime contradictions.

Natasha Frost October 16, 2017

Unsettling Edvard Munch Paintings Are Coming to Oslo Airport

Do airports make you want to... scream?

Cara Giaimo October 16, 2017