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EDurban

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2023

I'm a professor of anthropology who has lived many different places in the United States, Haiti, and Mexico.

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Royal Botanic Gardens

Sydney, Australia

Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

Post Office Bay

Ecuador

Post Office Bay

Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.

The Rainbow

Montreal, Québec

Beaudry Metro

Montreal's colorful subway station shows its support of the local LGBT+ community.

The Murals on Saint Laurent Boulevard

Montreal, Québec

The Murals on Saint Laurent Boulevard

Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.

Biosphere of Montreal

Montreal, Québec

Biosphere of Montreal

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Mythological figure in Diego Rivera's aquatic mural

Cuernavaca, Mexico

Museo Cassa Gaia

Home to works by notable Mexican artists and an underwater mosaic of the pre-Columbian goddess Gaia.

Einstein's Brain Slides

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mütter Museum

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Atis Rezistans

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Atis Rezistans

A macabre sculpture museum in the capital of Haiti fuses human bones with broken metal to create challenging contemporary art.

The Alice in Wonderland statue in Central Park.

New York, New York

Alice in Wonderland Statue

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Looking across the Hudson River towards New Jersey, at night

New York, New York

The High Line

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

The garden inside the Ford Foundation Building

New York, New York

New York's Hidden Tropical Forest

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

Twinings tea shop on the Strand.

London, England

Twinings Tea Shop

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The crucifixion scene.

Cuernavaca, Mexico

Cuernavaca Cathedral Murals

Monumental paintings, discovered in a Mexican cathedral in 1957, depict the deaths of some friars in Japan.

The Palace of Cortés.

Cuernavaca, Mexico

Palace of Cortés

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

The Sweets Section at Mercado de la Merced

Mexico City, Mexico

The Sweets Section at Mercado de la Merced

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

Mercado de Sonora

Mexico City, Mexico

Mercado de Sonora

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

The "Yellow Room."

Cuernavaca, Mexico

Museo Robert Brady

An incredible little museum of interior design full of artifacts collected from around the world.

Benjamín Carrión Statue

Mexico City, Mexico

Benjamín Carrión Statue

An ode to a chess-loving diplomat.

Bambu wall

Mexico City, Mexico

Audiorama Parque España

This tiny garden was built specifically to provide a place of peace and serenity away from the busy city streets.

Los Pinos

Mexico City, Mexico

Los Pinos

The official Presidential Residence of Los Pinos became an emblem of Mexico's opulence and presidential corruption.

Tobacco boxes

Mexico City, Mexico

Franz Mayer Museum Silver Collection

A shining treasure trove of fine Mexican silver dating back to the 15th century.

Pink facade of Casa Gilardi

Mexico City, Mexico

Casa Gilardi

The last home designed in its entirety by noted architect Luis Barragán owes its existence to an impressive jacaranda tree.

The Ocelotl cuauhxicalli.

Mexico City, Mexico

Ocelotl Cuauhxicalli

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

Coatlicue, the devouring mother goddess and admirers.

Mexico City, Mexico

Coatlicue Statue

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

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