Donna McColl's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Donna McColl

Armchair traveller turned retired global roamer. Lover of history, art and adventure travel. Rock & ice climber, alpine & nordic skier. Wife, mother and firm believer in the people-before-things lifestyle.

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Puppetry Art Center of Taipei

A museum of puppets and puppetry covering all Asian styles.

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Castle of Light

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

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Riga Central Market

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

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Freedom Monument

This celebration of Latvia’s freedom and independence avoided demolition over half a century of Soviet occupation.

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Monument to the Latvian Riflemen

A statue built to honor the elite soldiers who fought for Latvia during World War I.

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The Three Brothers

The oldest housing complex in Riga is a mini timeline of architectural trends.

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The Very Old Oak Tree

A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.

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House of the Blackheads

The reconstruction of this prominent building fulfilled a long-written command.

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First-Ever Public Christmas Tree Marker

A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

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'Glory Glory with Crutches'

Located within military grounds, this one-legged bronze soldier poignantly showcases the human cost of war.

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St. Paul’s Island

This tiny island is recognized as the site where St. Paul landed after a shipwreck in the first century.

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Squamish, British Columbia

Stawamus Chief

As you overlook the Howe Sound and the town of Squamish, your breath will be taken away by its beauty or the stairs... probably all the stairs.

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Hyderabad, India

101 Dining Table at Falaknuma Palace

Once where royalty entertained guests, this opulent table is now one of the longest in the world.

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Roman Baths of Sliema

Despite the name, these small saltwater swimming pools have nothing to do with the Romans.

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Valletta, Malta

Valletta Tunnels

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

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Valletta, Malta

Mysterium Fidei

After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.

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San Lawrenz, Malta

The Inland Sea

The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.

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Ta' Kola Windmill

This is one of the very few intact windmills built by the Knights of St. John in the island nation of Malta.

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Valletta, Malta

St. John’s Co-Cathedral Skeleton Tombstones

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

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Gozo Aqueduct

This 19th-century aqueduct provides insights into how water was supplied to Victoria on the island of Gozo before modern plumbing.

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Victoria, Malta

The Old Prison

This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.

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Sultaniye Köyü, Turkey

House of the Virgin Mary

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

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Kuşadası, Turkey

Kuşadası

A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.

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Botanical Museum of the National Garden

This small museum once served as a royal hunting pavilion for King Otto Friedrich Ludwig.

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