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Ella Morton

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Ella was Atlas Obscura's Senior Editor and co-wrote the Atlas Obscura book. Now she's doing other stuff but remains a proud AO alumna.
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Sidewalk Subway Map

New York, New York

Sidewalk Subway Map

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

Brooklyn Bridge Love Locks

New York, New York

Brooklyn Bridge Love Locks

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Hess' Triangle

New York, New York

Hess Triangle

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

Ice cream cone from the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory.

New York, New York

Chinatown Ice Cream Factory

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

The airport landing strip.

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington Airport Runway

High winds can make this one scary landing.

Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon in its new location in 2020

London, England

Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon

The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.

Book Club of California

San Francisco, California

Book Club of California

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

Bodega
Permanently Closed

Boston, Massachusetts

Bodega

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

Mapparium Globe

Boston, Massachusetts

Mapparium Globe

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

The Happy Foot/Sad Foot Sign
Permanently Closed

Los Angeles, California

The Happy Foot/Sad Foot Sign

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

View from the baptismal font.

Los Angeles, California

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Buckhorn Exchange

Denver, Colorado

Buckhorn Exchange

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

The entranceway.

Brooklyn, New York

House of Wax

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

Matchmaker Amy Van Doran in the Modern Love Club.

New York, New York

Modern Love Club

This narrow shop in the East Village hosts a matchmaking service for the new millennium.

Viaje Fantástico, the bronze sculpture of a naked woman riding a rooster is in Plaza Vieja.

Havana, Cuba

Viaje Fantástico

No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.

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.

A collection in Sydney's Original Doll Hospital

Bexley, Australia

Sydney's Original Doll Hospital

Over two million dolls have been healed during this hospital's century in business.

Regent Street railway station.

Sydney, Australia

Mortuary Station

A special train service transported Sydney's dead from this station to "Necropolis Receiving Houses" at Rookwood Cemetery.

Swirling keys on Mortillaro's shop. (acetonic/Flickr)

New York, New York

Greenwich Locksmith

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

C. O. Bigelow Apothecary

New York, New York

C. O. Bigelow Apothecary

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

The Hidden Holocaust Memorial of Madison Park

New York, New York

The Hidden Holocaust Memorial of Madison Park

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

The Marine Grill Murals

New York, New York

The Marine Grill Murals of the Hotel McAlpin

The last remnants of what was once one of the world's grandest hotels can now be found in a Manhattan subway station.

Grimy, smokey patch left behind after cleaning

New York, New York

Grand Central Ceiling Dark Patch

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

The neon sign as it was represented on Seinfeld.

New York, New York

Tom's Restaurant

The "Seinfeld" diner.

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