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Alex Mayyasi

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2017

Editor of Gastro Obscura. Fan of ube. I enjoy rock climbing, trail running, and podcasts.
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View of Silo City and Elevator Alley from the Ohio Street Lift Bridge.

Buffalo, New York

Silo City

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

Six Mile Creek

Ithaca, New York

Six Mile Creek

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Sky Bar

Sudbury, Massachusetts

Sky Bar

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

Tortilleria Mexicana Los Hermanos

Brooklyn, New York

Tortilleria Mexicana Los Hermanos

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.

Front of the tomb

Palo Alto, California

Stanford Mausoleum

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

City Hall Station

New York, New York

Old City Hall Station

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Great Blue Hill Summit

Milton, Massachusetts

Great Blue Hill

The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.

Plitvice Lakes

Plitvička Jezera, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

Spreckles Temple of Music at Golden Gate Park Nov 15 2024

San Francisco, California

Spreckels Temple of Music

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Janis Joplin Tree

San Francisco, California

Janis Joplin Tree

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

Cafe at the Swedish Church of New York

New York, New York

Cafe at the Swedish Church of New York

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

This laundromat is more than it seems.

Brooklyn, New York

Sunshine Laundromat

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Hoppers Hands in San Francisco Giants orange in 2018.

San Francisco, California

Hoppers Hands

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

Russian television stations and Korean decor spell out the story of the Koryo Saram.
Permanently Closed

Brooklyn, New York

Cafe at Your Mother-in-Law

A ruthless Soviet relocation campaign birthed a new cuisine, and this humble restaurant.

Looking across the Hudson River towards New Jersey, at night

New York, New York

The High Line

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The hot bar.
Permanently Closed

Brooklyn, New York

Brighton Bazaar

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina with six violins.

Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany

Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet

This marvelous array is one of the largest collections of mechanical instruments in Europe.

The temple.

Paris, France

Temple de la Sybille (The Temple of Sybille)

This structure atop a craggy cliff in one of the most beautiful parks in Paris boasts an unbeatable view.

Louis Trevino (left) and Vincent Medina (right) plate traditional food at Cafe Ohlone.

Berkeley, California

Cafe Ohlone

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

Poster House Museum.

New York, New York

Poster House Museum

The first museum in the United States dedicated entirely to posters.

The temple is a converted Victorian.

Berkeley, California

Wat Mongkolratanaram

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

Weekender Billiards & Bar

Queens, New York

Weekender Billiards & Bar

Amid the clacking of snooker balls, diners tuck into fiery Bhutanese fare.

Russian Center of San Francisco

San Francisco, California

Museum of Russian Culture

Russian history in San Francisco.

La Morada

Bronx, New York

La Morada

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.

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