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Joined Atlas Obscura in 2015

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Villa La Roche by Le Corbusier

Paris, France

Villa La Roche by Le Corbusier

Architect Le Corbusier built his friend a cubist house to match his impressive collection of cubist art.

Nashville Parthenon

Nashville, Tennessee

Concrete Parthenon

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

The Elevators of Valparaiso

Valparaiso, Chile

Elevators of Valparaiso

What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.

Bottom of the station

Los Angeles, California

Angels Flight

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Edward Bellamy House

Chicopee, Massachusetts

Edward Bellamy House

The home of a famed utopian science fiction author has been preserved long after his predicted future in the year 2000.

The Big Hole. (Richard Jones/Atlas Obscura)

Kimberley, South Africa

Big Hole and Open Mine Museum

Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.

Stromboli Island

Stromboli, Italy

Stromboli Island

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

Amiens cemetery, tomb of Jules Verne.

Amiens, France

Jules Verne's Tomb

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.

Catacombs of San Gennaro.

Naples, Italy

Catacombs of San Gennaro

An underground paleo-Christian burial site composed of the remains of several cemeteries and Basilicas.

Jesus' footprints in the basilica

Rome, Italy

The Catacombs of San Sebastian

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

Seattle Underground

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Underground

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Iron Pillar of Delhi

New Delhi, India

Iron Pillar of Delhi

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

G-Cans: the World's Largest Drain

Kasukabe, Japan

G-Cans: the World's Largest Drain

The world's largest drain sits below the city of Kasukabe, Japan.

Goa Gajah

Sukawati, Indonesia

Goa Gajah

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."

Xanten Archaeological Park

Xanten, Germany

Xanten Archaeological Park

Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.

Hall of Mirrors in Clärchens Ballhaus

Berlin, Germany

Hall of Mirrors in Clärchens Ballhaus

This classic restaurant features a gorgeous mirror-clad room.

Musée des Arts Forains

Paris, France

Musée des Arts Forains

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

The ceilling of Le Louxor

Paris, France

Le Louxor Palais du Cinema

Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.

A pack of Radium-laced cigarettes at the Musée Curie.

Paris, France

Musée Curie

The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.

Salvador Dalí Sundial

Paris, France

Salvador Dalí Sundial

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.

The Defender of Time

Paris, France

Le Défenseur du Temps (The Defender of Time)

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

Le Musee des Moulages

Paris, France

Le Musee des Moulages

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

The Last Original Standard Metre

Paris, France

The Last Original Standard Metre

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

Cafe outside the museum

Paris, France

Musée de la Vie Romantique

Down a cobblestone alleyway is a museum dedicated to Romanticism, with a secret garden.

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