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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
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    You explored one of America's most iconic highways by marking at least three remarkable places along historic Route 66.

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Places I've been

Places this traveler has marked as been there.

Cats lounging on ancient architecture

Rome, Italy

Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary)

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Crypt of the Three Skeletons.

Rome, Italy

Santa Maria della Concezione Crypts

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Temple of Hercules Victor

Rome, Italy

Temple of Hercules Victor

This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.

The Mouth of Truth

Rome, Italy

The Mouth of Truth

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

The skull is flanked by flowers.

Rome, Italy

St. Valentine's Skull

The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.

October 2022

Rome, Italy

Pons Aemilius

The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.

Arch of Janus

Rome, Italy

Arch of Janus

This one-of-a-kind Roman arch is not actually dedicated to the god Janus.

Temple of Portunus

Rome, Italy

Temple of Portunus

This small, ancient Roman temple was once a church dedicated to the patron saint of penitents.

The sculpture was created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in 1670.

Vatican City

'The Vision of Constantine'

This equestrian statue of Constantine the Great has been the subject of criticism for centuries.

La Resurrezione

Vatican City

La Resurrezione

If you want to talk to the Pope you will have to stare down this surreal vision of Jesus rising from a nuclear hell.

The gallery of maps, showing the ceiling

Vatican City

Gallery of Maps - Galleria delle Carte Geografiche

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

Vatican City walls.

Vatican City

Vatican City Walls

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

The Tower of Memories.

Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Tower of Memories

A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.

Manzushir Monastery

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Manzushir Monastery

A hike outside of the town of Zuun Mod will take visitors to a monastery complex steeped in Mongolian history.

A buddhist altar with a golden seated buddha flanked by flowers and oranges.

Morrison, Colorado

Compassionate Dharma Cloud Monastery

A Buddhist monastery tucked away in the mountains of Colorado.

Interior of the International Church of Cannabis.

Denver, Colorado

International Church of Cannabis

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

Dambadarjaa Temple amid the hills

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Dambadarjaa Monastery

An off-the-beaten-path monastery in the northern hills of Ulaanbaatar.

Dinosaur Ridge

Morrison, Colorado

Dinosaur Ridge

See 150 million-year-old dinosaur tracks and bones dating back to the Jurassic period.

Merry Go Round carousel

Lakeside, Colorado

Lakeside Amusement Park

One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.

Rock N Roll McDonald's and Museum
Permanently Closed

Chicago, Illinois

Rock N Roll McDonald's and Museum

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Calumet Fisheries

Chicago, Illinois

Calumet Fisheries

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

A painted stone serpent head with the backdrop of the zocalo.

Mexico City, Mexico

Serpents of the Great Temple

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

La Gruta

San Francisco Mazapa, Mexico

La Gruta

Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.

Wall behind soldiers.

Washington, D.C.

The K-9 of the Korean War Veterans Memorial

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

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