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DavidK

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2023

Intrepid explorer, adventurer, humanitarian, career coach and RPCV.

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Follow travelers to discover remarkable places through their journeys.

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  • Austin
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  • Denver
  • Paris
  • Tokyo
  • Vienna

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Avatar Hallelujah Mountain

Zhangjiajie, China

Avatar Hallelujah Mountain

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

Houtouwan

Shengshan Island, China

Houtouwan

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

Dongchuan Red Land in China

Qujing, China

Luoxiagou

A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.

Snake Village

Việt Hưng, Vietnam

Snake Village

This tiny Vietnamese village is known for eating snakes and serving their still-beating hearts in shots of vodka.

Golden Bridge.

Hòa Vang, Vietnam

Golden Bridge

This spectacular bridge supported by two gigantic hands looks like something out of a fantasy universe.

Place setting 55.5, where the two men ate their famous meal in April 2016.

Hanoi, Vietnam

Anthony Bourdain and Barack Obama's Dinner Table

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

Foreign Correspondents Club in Phnom Penh
Permanently Closed

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Foreign Correspondents Club

Originally a meeting place for foreign correspondents and war reporters, the FCC remains an atmospheric spot for sunset drinks in Phnom Penh.

Figures from Buddhist hell.

Tambon Tham Nam Phut, Thailand

Wat Tham Ta Pan

Grotesque statues of figures from Buddhist hell haunt the temple's Sin Park.

The Toad King.

Nai Mueang, Thailand

Phaya Thaen Public Park

Its tremendous toad is actually a five-story museum and viewing platform.

Luang Pho Dang

Ko Samui, Thailand

Mummy of Luang Pho Dang

Self-mummified monk who wears sunglasses and has become a gecko hatchery.

My Brother’s Bar

Denver, Colorado

My Brother’s Bar

Neal Cassady may still have an open tab at one of Denver’s oldest watering holes.

Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

Castlewood Canyon Dam Ruins

Castle Rock, Colorado

Castlewood Canyon Dam Ruins

The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.

La Ventana Arch

Del Norte, Colorado

La Ventana Arch

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

Great Stupa of Dharmakaya

Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Great Stupa of Dharmakaya

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

Camarasaurus skeleton.

Mack, Colorado

A Trail Through Time

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

Opening of the cave.

Morrison, Colorado

Colorow's Cave

In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.

Family Tree gravestone.

Lafayette, Indiana

Family Tree Gravestones

Tombstones carved to look like tree trunks are used for multiple generations of family members.

Cataract General Store

Spencer, Indiana

Cataract General Store

Both funky and traditional, it's the oldest of its kind in Indiana.

An aircraft at Safdarjung Airport

New Delhi, India

Safdarjung Airport

The former Willingdon Airport started operations in 1929, in India's capital, Delhi. Now, it's used for maintenance runs and helicopter rides.

Lodhi Art District.

New Delhi, India

Lodhi Art District

India's first open-air public art district sits in the heart of the country's capital.

Micropia

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Micropia

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

The Totalitarian Art Gallery
Permanently Closed

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Totalitarian Art Gallery

This basement museum explores the art and artistry of fascism.

Pizzeria San Marco

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Pizzeria San Marco

Sail in for a ’dam good slice.

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