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The rock obelisk at Rugby, North Dakota.
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Rugby, North Dakota
The Geographical Center of North America
A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.
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Catemaco, Mexico
Estatua del Pescador (The Fisherman's Statue)
This larger-than-life golden statue pays tribute to this town's old and new trades.
Monument of Revolution in Ruma
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Ruma, Serbia
Monument of Revolution in Ruma
A series of metal trumpets in the heart of Ruma represents the seven Vojvodina People's Liberation Brigades.
The church with its domed bell tower.
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Blantyre, Malawi
Saint Michael and All Angels Church
This amateur-built East African church with mismatched towers is an architectural abnormality.
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Baud, France
Vénus de Quinipily
Despite the name, this ancient statue of uncertain origins is unlikely to represent the Roman goddess Venus.
Ntaba ka Ndoda
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Lower Rabula Emmangweni, South Africa
Ntaba ka Ndoda
A monument with a complex history dedicated to one of South Africa's greatest heroes.
SS Richard Montgomery's eerie masts at low tide
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England
Wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery
No one is sure what to do with this WWII shipwreck that sits at the bottom of the Thames, still loaded with tons of explosives.
This image depicts a lepa-lepa dugout canoe.
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East Arnhem, Australia
Wurrwurrwuy Stone Arrangements
This small but unique site depicts part of an arguably underrepresented part of Australia's early connections to the seafaring communities to its north.
Bir Tawil
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Bir Tawil
Land that belongs to no nation.
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In This New York Ghost Town, the Graveyards Keep Growing

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October 31, 2019
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19 Unforgettable First Kisses and the Ordinary Places Where They Happened

Romance can blossom anywhere. Parking lots. Sidewalks. Even the South Pole.
January 10, 2019
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When ‘Dumb Suppers’ Were a Halloween Love Ritual

To see into the future, young women held mystical meals.
October 30, 2018
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An Insider's Tour of New York's Disappearing Magic History

Peek behind the curtain of once-magnificent venues and the back rooms where magicians share their secrets.
June 26, 2018
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diets

How a Special Diet Kept the Knights Templar Fighting Fit

Silent meals, a buddy system, and wine “in moderation.”
May 8, 2018
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queer history

See Two Decades of San Francisco’s Wildest Queer Halloween Parties

The rise and demise of the night of the living dead.
October 16, 2017
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Welcome to Atlas Obscura's 31 Days of Halloween

It's the creepiest time of the year.
October 3, 2016
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11 Hidden Spots to Enter the Underworld

A world tour of the gateways of Hell.
October 3, 2016
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The Modern Manhunt Began With An Arrest by Wireless Telegraph

Morse code messages and bowler hat cameras were the Twitter and cellphones of the Edwardian police chase.
March 2, 2016
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The Complete Calendar Plug-In of the World's Fictional Holidays

From Durin's Day to Judgement Day, celebrate the greatest pop culture events with our new calendar.
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Morbid Monday: The Macabre Romance of a Man and a Mummy

Using plaster of Paris, wires, mortician’s wax, and glass eyes, Tanzler brought Elena “back to life,” and proceeded to take her to his home where the pair shared a marital bed.
October 27, 2014
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The Dyatlov Pass Incident

October 23, 2014
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The Suicide Caves Beneath St. Louis

October 31, 2014
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Dracula’s Chamber: The Dark Legend of Buda Castle Labyrinth

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