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Tim Martini - Exploring The Obscure

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We travel the globe and find the weirdest, strangest, craziest, most unique and interesting places this world has to offer. A lot of what we travel to and film are things we find right here on Atlas Obscura. Not all though. You can find my show Exploring The Obscure on Facebook and Youtube. We are based in both Toronto, Canada and Washington, DC and have traveled to 25 countries in the last year alone discovering the oddities of the world. Find and follow us on FB & Youtube and enjoy our journey with us. I am also one who posts on Atlas' Instagram. Find me on my own as well, @TimmyMartini
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Krupaj Spring.

Milanovac, Serbia

Krupaj Spring

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

Sample a few unusual flavors before buying at Poslastičarnica.

Belgrade, Serbia

Poslastičarnica sa stavom

This ice cream parlor serves scoops of flavors like rakia, medlar, and poppy seed.

Ruins of Yugoslav Army Headquarters

Belgrade, Serbia

Ruins of Yugoslav Army Headquarters

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

Visnes Statue of Liberty

Karmoy, Norway

Visnes Statue of Liberty

A little Lady Liberty stands in the Norway town where the copper for the real thing came from.

Ægir Brewery microbrewery.

Flåm, Norway

Ægir Brewery

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

Is this cabin a portal?

Bergen, Norway

Tubakuba

Stay overnight in the world's most sleekly designed rabbit hole, free of charge.

Hamnøy Reien, Lofoten.

Røst, Norway

Lofoten Islands

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

Urnes Stave Church and graveyard.

Luster, Norway

Urnes Stave Church

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

Funny Sex
Permanently Closed

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Funny Sex

Taiwan's only erotically-themed restaurant brings the comedy back to sex and dinner.

Scallion cyclists greet you at the entrance.

Su'ao, Taiwan

Sanshing Green Onion Culture Palace

Eat green onion ice cream and other allium-centric treats at this unusual museum.

The Grand Hotel

Taipei, Taiwan

Grand Hotel Tunnel

Air-raid tunnels hidden beneath this opulent hotel provided shelter and an escape route—and one of the world's longest slides.

Leaning mailboxes.

Taipei, Taiwan

Leaning Mailboxes

These charming mailboxes became social media stars after a typhoon failed to topple them.

Houtong Cat Village

New Taipei City, Taiwan

Houtong Cat Village

Once a prosperous mining village, this tiny Taiwanese town is now overrun with cute cats.

The rooftops, streets, and everything in-between

Taichung City, Taiwan

Rainbow Family Village

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

Solar Branco Gin Library

São Miguel, Portugal

Solar Branco Gin Library

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

Ganvie Lake Village

Cotonou, Benin

Ganvie Lake Village

Africa's Venice on stilts.

Cour Royale de Tiébélé.

Nahouri, Burkina Faso

Cour Royale de Tiébélé

In this African village, the walls of the chief's compound are painted with beautiful traditional designs.

The Nok Caves

Tandjouare, Togo

Nok Caves

Hidden dwellings in the cliffsides of North Togo used by local Moba tribes to evade 18th-century slave traders.

Akodessewa Fetish Market

Lome, Togo

Akodessewa Fetish Market

The Voodoo Superstore of the world.

Ski Dubai

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Ski Dubai

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

Kings and pirates never saw this coming
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

World's First Gold-Dispensing ATM

Feed it cash, get your very own gold bar.

The Elkhart Tooth Brick
Permanently Closed

Elkhart, Indiana

The Elkhart Tooth Brick

A concrete block embedded with thousands of pulled teeth was created by a local dentist to memorialize his dog.

The Wieners Circle

Chicago, Illinois

The Wieners Circle

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

Little Cubs Field

Freeport, Illinois

Little Cubs Field

A mini Wrigley Field for mini baseball players.

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