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asdonkar

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2013

Freelance photographer, holder of season tickets to the University of North Carolina baseball and women's basketball teams, Master of Library Science, civil servant. I like rock music, sweet tea, pedal steel played well, Fuji 1600 ISO film, the Band & the Rolling Stones, vintage dresses, HOKA trail runners, my Chippewa motorcycle boots, old rangefinders and Holgas, North Carolina beaches, pitching and defense, Gunnar Henderson, and chili cheese hotdogs.
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Portugal’s Chapel of Bones

Évora, Portugal

Portugal’s Chapel of Bones

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Stone 'boats' surround the memorial complex

Vukovar, Croatia

Dudik Memorial Park

Built as an anti-fascist tribute, this surreal Yugoslav memorial became an unwelcome symbol after the Croatian war for independence.

Luxury Ship, 1974 by Drago Jurak

Zagreb, Croatia

Croatian Museum of Naïve Art

An eclectic art form practiced by untrained masters is celebrated at this museum in the heart of Zagreb's old Upper Town.

Visovac Monastery.

Brištane, Croatia

Visovac Monastery

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

Aerial view of Ružica Grad.

Duzluk, Croatia

Ružica Grad

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.

Hotel Belvedere.
Permanently Closed

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Hotel Belvedere

The complex has been abandoned since the Croatian War of Independence, barring a stint as a set for 'Game of Thrones.'

Abandoned Haludovo Palace Hotel

Malinska, Croatia

Abandoned Haludovo Palace Hotel

This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.

Trakošćan Castle

Trakošćan, Croatia

Trakošćan Castle

This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.

Taxidermied frogs spend a day on the lake at Froggyland

Split, Croatia

Froggyland

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

Just the sight of the arrow-shaped fortress intimidated would-be attackers.

Šibenik, Croatia

St. Nicholas Fortress

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.

We were at the viewpoint very nice know looking how we can get down

Jablanac, Croatia

Jablanac Shipwreck

The remains of a sunken military ship wreck visible through clear water.

Sea Organ

Zadar, Croatia

Sea Organ

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Overview

Zagreb, Croatia

Museum of Broken Relationships

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

Gásadalur Village

Gasadalur Village, Faroe Islands

Gásadalur Village

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

St. Magnus Cathedral.

Kirkjubøur, Faroe Islands

St. Magnus Cathedral

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

Kallur Lighthouse.

Kalsoy, Faroe Islands

Kallur Lighthouse

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

Ægir Brewery microbrewery.

Flåm, Norway

Ægir Brewery

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

Dragon Bridge

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Dragon Bridge

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

Navje Cemetery and Park

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Navje Cemetery and Park

A cemetery for Slovenian notables also serves as a popular recreation space.

Kamnik

Slovenia

Kamnik

This small Slovenian town has become a magnet for microbreweries.

Chalice/grigson #2

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Museum of Sound

An unusual collection of self-made musical instruments and unique noises.

Cantos Music Foundation.

Calgary, Alberta

National Music Centre

Eclectic musical collection ranging from hurdy gurdies and orphicas to the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.

Edinburgh's oldest purpose built visitor attraction, The Camera Obscura on the Royal Mile

Edinburgh, Scotland

Camera Obscura & World of Illusions

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

Old Calton Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh, Scotland

Old Calton Cemetery

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

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