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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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Museum of Legends

Ljungby, Sweden

Museum of Legends

A museum dedicated to the stories and folklore of Småland, Sweden.

Royal College of Physicians Museum

London, England

Royal College of Physicians Museum

An extraordinary collection of artifacts spanning 500 years of medical history.

The cinema one of the town's many rationalist and fascist buildings.

Lakki, Greece

Lakki Cinema

This Greek cinema was architecturally inspired by Mussolini's vision of a fascist Mediterranean utopia.

The holy monastery of Daphni, Chaidari.

Athens, Greece

Daphni Monastery

This lesser-visited World Heritage site in Athens boasts an impressive ensemble of medieval gold mosaics.

View from the west.

Athens, Greece

Church of Agios Sostis

This Byzantine Church was moved from Paris to Athens block by block.

Tower right

Egina, Greece

Tower of Markellos

This pink watchtower served as the seat of the Greek government after independence from the Turks.

Choregic Monument of Thrasyllos (Panagia Speliotissa)

Athens, Greece

Choregic Monument of Thrasyllos (Panagia Speliotissa)

An ancient Greek monument and a Byzantine church coexist inside this cave.

Waterfalls give the illusion of an endless light mist.

Greece

Panta Vrechei Canyon

A series of waterfalls create the illusion of perpetual rainfall in this hidden gorge.

Monument of Lysicrates

Athens, Greece

Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

St. John Around the Column

Athens, Greece

St. John Around the Column

There are many Byzantine-era churches still standing in Athens, but this is the only one with a 2,500-year-old column rising through its roof.

The interior is constantly packed.

Athens, Greece

To Steki Tou Ilia

Tear apart fatty, gently charred lamb chops with your bare hands.

Inside the church.

Athens, Greece

Holy Church of the Archangels

This small chapel holds the mummified heart of one of the heroes of the Greek Revolution.

Epta piges

Archaggelos, Greece

Epta Piges (Seven Springs)

A dark, narrow tunnel that leads to a charming lake and waterfall.

The river bed of Eridanos at Monastiraki train station on November 7, 2019

Athens, Greece

Archaeological Site Inside Monastiraki Metro Station

View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.

Ritual of Periarosis Column

Athens, Greece

Ritual of Periarosis Column

According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.

Paralia Perissa

Perissa, Greece

Paralia Perissa

This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

Sphinxes

Spetses, Greece

The Neith of Spetses

Overlooking the harbor is a beautiful neglected mansion guarded by two Egyptian sphinxes.

Stoa Emporon

Athens, Greece

Stoa Emporon

This abandoned shopping arcade has new life as an art installation.

Archaeology exhibit inside the Athens airport

Greece

Archeological Exhibit at Athens International Airport

These artifacts were discovered during the construction of the airport, with some dating back to the Neolithic period.

The Athens Polytechnic Monument

Athens, Greece

The Athens Polytechnic Monument

A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.

View of site with Mt. Olympus.

Dion, Greece

Dion Archaeological Park

This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.

The fortress and the walls of the citadel.

Thessaloniki, Greece

Heptapyrgion Fortress

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

Pythagoras' cave.

Samos Prefecture, Greece

Pythagoras Cave

Cave on extinct volcano, once home to famous mathematician Pythagoras.

The Holy Mount Athos.

Agion Oros, Greece

Mount Athos

An autonomous republic of Orthodox monks.

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