Places atlasobscuraml Wants to Go

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

A memorial to a 19th-century composer who was known for driving crowds wild.

This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.

An early masterpiece of Le Corbusier, a famed Modernist architect, hiding in plain sight.

One of the world's largest skateboard collections is on display inside a historical mansion.

During the French annexation, 36 prisoners were executed using this device.

On the side of a building, a depiction of the woman who became a local legend by tossing soup out her window.

Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

A treasure trove of scientific instruments from the 17th and 18th centuries.

The birthplace of a famous steak sauce still keeps its recipe a secret.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

A rare, flower-shaped example of Brutalist architecture in Switzerland.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

An extended zoological collection that doubles as a time capsule.

Here you can see more than 100 years of Scotland’s history captured by amateur and professional filmmakers.

A small collection of objects of a bygone era hide in plain view.

A unique art installation located on what was once considered the widest railway bridge in the world.

An 18th-century religious argument etched into stone.

The 18th-century inspiration behind Harry Potter's Sorting Hat.

A mythological Celtic beast built with thousands of colorful tiles stands guard over a historic canal junction.