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LeahC

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National Capitol Columns

Washington, D.C.

National Capitol Columns

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

Hafez and his son Basil are entombed in the mountain town of Qardaha in northwest Syria.
Permanently Closed

Al Qardahah, Syria

Tomb of Hafez al-Assad

Three members of Syria's ruling family entombed in quiet mountain town.

The Hecht Company Warehouse saw prosperous days throughout the 1950s. (Library of Congress)

Washington, D.C.

Hecht Company Warehouse

Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.

The animatronic former Iraqi Information Minister Mohammad Said al-Sahhaf. (Leah Caldwell/Atlas Obscura)

Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon

Lebanese "Hall of Fame" Museum

Brush shoulders with animatronic Arab leaders made of silicone.

Sam Houston Statue

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston Statue

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

Thurmond's Main Street. (LeahC/Atlas Obscura)

Thurmond, West Virginia

Thurmond, West Virginia

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

North Korean mural of former Syrian President Hafez al-Asad. (LeahC/Atlas Obscura)

Damascus, Syria

October War Panorama

3D war panorama in Damascus built with help from North Korea.

Front gate of the park. (2020)

Bethesda, Maryland

Glen Echo Amusement Park

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

The shelter's blast door

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

Congressional Fallout Shelter at the Greenbrier Resort

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

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