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altoringer

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2018

Now retired, I'm trying to keep my reputation alive as a traveler to exotic places. Well, at least exotic according to my friends. I've ridden a camel in the Gobi Desert, snorkeled with the dolphins in the Azores, climbed a glacier in Patagonia, and tried shark meat in Iceland. Recently I climbed into the Great Pyramid of Giza. One of the highlights of my trip to Madagascar was the chance to see the coelacanth. Not bad for a retired librarian!

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Fes el Bali

Fez, Morocco

Fes el-Bali

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

Hotel del Coronado.

San Diego, California

Hotel del Coronado

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Tide Pools of Essaouira

Essaouira, Morocco

Tide Pools of Essaouira

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

Atlas Film Studios

Ouarzazate, Morocco

Atlas Film Studios

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

Fès - El Karaouine

Fez, Morocco

University of Al-Karaouine

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

Erg Chebbi

Merzouga, Morocco

Erg Chebbi

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

Inside the Todra Gorge

Province de Tinghir, Morocco

Todra Gorge

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

The interior of the Ibn Danan Synagogue in Fez, Morocco

Fez, Morocco

Ibn Danan Synagogue

This restored 17th century synagogue is one of the few remaining structures in Morocco’s ruined Jewish quarters.

The Jewish Cemetery.

Fez, Morocco

The Fez Mellah

The designated Jewish quarter in Fez dates back to the 15th century.

Chouara Leather Tannery

Fez, Morocco

Chouara Leather Tannery

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

Hassan II Mosque

Casablanca, Morocco

Hassan II Mosque

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

The Blue Gate

Fez, Morocco

The Blue Gate of Fes

The other side is actually green.

Volubilis

Meknes, Morocco

Volubilis Archaeological Site

Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.

Items for sale in a blue alley in Chefchaouen. (magda-maciek/Flickr)

Chefchaouen, Morocco

Chefchaouen

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Marker at the end of National Route 3, Bahia Lapataia.

Ushuaia, Argentina

Bahia Lapataia at the End of the World

The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.

Ruins of Great Kyz Kala fortress at Merv.

Merv, Turkmenistan

Ancient Merv

This famed Silk Road oasis was one of the largest cities in the world before it was destroyed by a Mongol horde.

Sand dunes...NOT snow!

Alamogordo, New Mexico

White Sands National Park

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Myrrh tree purportedly brought from Hatshepsut's expedition to Punt.

Luxor, Egypt

Hatshepsut's Myrrh Tree

This unassuming tree stump reportedly traces its roots to the famous pharaoh queen's reign.

Loretto Chapel Staircase

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Loretto Chapel

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

Bandalier National Monument

Los Alamos, New Mexico

Bandelier National Monument

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

A relief of surgical instruments.

Nagoa Ash Shatb, Egypt

Temple of Kom Ombo

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

Cairo's City of the Dead

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo's City of the Dead

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.

The Djoser Pyramid (4,700 years old) and a camel (age unknown).

Badrshein, Egypt

Pyramid of Djoser

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

The Temple of Abu Simbel

Nubia, Egypt

The Temple of Abu Simbel

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

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