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Chris Backe

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2013

Chris Backe (rhymes with 'hockey') is the blogger behind One Weird Globe, a travel blog that focuses on the weird, bizarre, unique, and offbeat destinations around the world. He's written dozens of itineraries and guidebooks, and been seen on Atlas Obscura, io9, Fark, and Mental Floss. He's lived in South Korea, Thailand, and traveled across Europe, North America, South America, and parts of northern Africa.
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Mortuary Bag No. 41

Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Titanic Mortuary Bag

A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.

The park is structured around a lake that contains a larger-than-life statue of two pairs of entwined legs, upside-down in the water as if the partners’ upper bodies are under the lake’s surface.

Jeju-si, South Korea

Jeju Loveland

South Korea's only sex-themed park.

A glimpse of the collection housed by the Chamsori Museum.

Gangneung, South Korea

Chamsori Gramophone and Edison Science Museum

Explore the history of recorded sound at the world's third largest collection of Edison memorabilia.

Owl house

Seoul, South Korea

Owl Art and Craft Museum

One man's lifetime collection of tiny objects of wisdom gathered from around the world, on display for public enjoyment.

Seodaemun Prison's main hall.

Seoul, South Korea

Seodaemun Prison

A chilling monument to Korean patriots who resisted the Japanese occupation.

Haesindang Park

Samcheog, South Korea

Haesindang Park

Various forms of phallic art decorate this hill in commemoration of legendary local tragedy.

Different varieties of kimchi at the museum.

Seoul, South Korea

Museum Kimchikan

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

The park was built in 1980, and has a few of the decade's icons still on hand.

Seoul, South Korea

Yongma Land Abandoned Theme Park

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.

War Memorial of Korea

Itaewon-ro, South Korea

War Memorial of Korea

Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.

The Mr. Toilet House

Suwon, South Korea

Mr. Toilet House

The toilet-shaped house of South Korea's sanitation pioneer is now a museum to the john.

The Cheonguk-ui Gyedan, or "Stairway to Heaven."

Geoje-si, South Korea

Oedo Botania

One man and his wife have turned a barren Korean island into a fantastical botanical wonderland.

Love Castle
Permanently Closed

Gyeongju, South Korea

Love Castle

This odd museum/art gallery embraces the physiological, zoological, and ethnographic side of sex.

Cheomseongdae

Gyeongju, South Korea

Cheomseongdae

Numerical symbolism abound at East Asia's oldest observatory.

Naganeupseong Folk Village

Suncheon, South Korea

Naganeupseong Folk Village

A Korean village where times stands still.

Tripitaka Koreana

Hapcheon, South Korea

Tripitaka Koreana

Over 80,000 carved wood blocks make up one of the world's oldest intact Buddhist canons.

Niagara Science Museum
Permanently Closed

Niagara Falls, New York

Niagara Science Museum

Collection of antique science instruments displayed in recreated 1870-1930 laboratories.

The Wang Saen Suk Hell Garden

Tambon Saen Suk, Thailand

The Wang Saen Suk Hell Garden

Walk through depictions of the torture inflicted on those who go to Buddhist hell.

Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute

Bangkok, Thailand

Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute

A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.

Superheroes made of condoms.

Bangkok, Thailand

Cabbages & Condoms

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

Many of the phalluses are adorned with garlands of flowers and have coins scattered at their bases
Permanently Closed

Bangkok, Thailand

Goddess Tuptim Shrine

A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

Wat Rong Khun

Chiang Rai, Thailand

Wat Rong Khun

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Lotus Sea with flowers in bloom.

Tambon Chiang Haeo, Thailand

Red Lotus Lake

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

Siriraj Medical Museum

Bangkok, Thailand

Siriraj Medical Museum

A treasure trove of pathological, forensic, parasitological, and anatomical specimens.

The Elephant Kraal of Ayutthaya

Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand

The Elephant Kraal of Ayutthaya

This elephant kraal is the only one remaining in Thailand, dating back to the 16th century when these massive mammals were integral players in war and trade.

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