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johnsongeographic

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I'm a American living and writing in South Africa. A lifelong explorer and aspirational beach bum, I love discovering all the weird and wonderful places of earth.
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The Cow Bones of Mount Diablo

Alamo, California

The Cow Bones of Mount Diablo

Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.

Golden Hinde in London

London, England

Replica of the Golden Hinde

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

Platform 9 3/4

London, England

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

The Natural Bridge

Natural Bridge, Virginia

The Natural Bridge

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Abuja Airplane House

Abuja, Nigeria

Abuja Airplane House

A labor of love and aviation in Nigeria.

Ruins of Tantallon Castle

North Berwick, Scotland

Ruins of Tantallon Castle

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

Lionhead carved on a pendant in the Rosslyn Chapel

Roslin, Scotland

Rosslyn Chapel

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

Bunker broadcast room

Airdrie, Scotland

Scotland's Secret Bunker

A nuclear bunker built to shelter the politicians and important people of Scotland in case of nuclear attack.

Smuggler's Inn
Permanently Closed

Anstruther, Scotland

Smuggler's Inn

Stay in the one time home to one of Scotland's most notorious gentleman's sex clubs.

Arch of Triumph, Bucharest, Romania. (Liliana Suruceanu/AtlasObscura)

Bucharest, Romania

Arcul de Triumf

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

The carving of the horseman. (Gerhard Palnstorfer/Flickr)

Kaspichan, Bulgaria

Madara Rider

Rock carving created 1,300 years ago 75 feet off the ground.

336 ancient columns

Istanbul, Turkey

Basilica Cisterns of Istanbul

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

The public toilets could get quite crowded.

Selçuk, Turkey

The Public Toilets of Ephesus

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

Ancient Agora, Athens

Athens, Greece

The Athenian Agora

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

Historic Melnik

Melnik, Bulgaria

Historic Melnik

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak

Kazanlak, Bulgaria

Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak

UNESCO-protected ancient burial ground.

A battle for control of Atlanta's rail lines, the Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama features tracks to remind viewers what was at stake

Atlanta, Georgia

Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

Stones and Henge, respectively.

Amesbury, England

Stonehenge

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The Sheldonian Theatre

Oxford, England

The Sheldonian Theatre

A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.

Heart Rock Falls

Crestline, California

Heart Rock Falls

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

The Amber Room

Pushkin, Russia

The Amber Room

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Lenin's Mausoleum

Moscow, Russia

Lenin's Mausoleum

This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.

At Star City's Hydro Lab, an entire mock spacecraft is submerged in a tank filled with water, the density of which helps to recreate the feeling of weightlessness for cosmonauts.

Shchyolkovo, Russia

Star City

Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities.

Babyland General Hospital: Cabbage Patch Kids

Cleveland, Georgia

Babyland General Hospital: Cabbage Patch Kids

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

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