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Mark Casey

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2010

Writer, diner, and travel daydreamer. A beverage and finger food enthusiast. A beer speculator and bourbon expert. Fond of warm spaces and familiar faces. A fan of open air, ambient light, midnight and moonlight. Wants sea breeze, fresh fruit and solid earth. Fantasizes about living in a place without windowpanes. Interested in history that I'm unaware of and places no one's been. An avid Atlas Obscura fan, writer, contributor and reader. Not least, a noted after-dinner raconteur.

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Pacific Park Solar Ferris Wheel

Santa Monica, California

Pacific Park Solar Ferris Wheel

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

Marie Laveau's tomb in 2005

New Orleans, Louisiana

Marie Laveau's Tomb

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival

Big Pine Key, Florida

Underwater Music Festival

For divers and music lovers, the Florida Keys' Underwater Music Festival provides the best of both worlds.

Fierce little cat.

Ishinomaki, Japan

Cat Island

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

Santa school exterior

Midland, Michigan

Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School

There is an art, a science, and certainly a responsibility to occupying the Big Red Chair, and this is where it's learned.

SkyPark at Santa's Village

Near Lake Arrowhead, California

SkyPark at Santa's Village

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Aurora Ice Museum

Fairbanks, Alaska

Aurora Ice Museum

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

One of the more unique passageways to drive your car through.

Los Angeles, California

Binoculars Building

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

A rusted fleet sits crumbling in the sunbaked desert

Muynak District, Uzbekistan

Moynaq

Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.

Le Musee des Moulages

Paris, France

Le Musee des Moulages

A unrivaled and rather horrifying collection of wax dermatological models.

Can you hear it?

New York, New York

Times Square Hum

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Waverly Hills Sanitorium

Louisville, Kentucky

Waverly Hills Sanatorium

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

The Wave Organ, San Francisco Bay

San Francisco, California

The Wave Organ

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Sterkfontein Caves

West Rand, South Africa

Sterkfontein Caves

Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.

Metairie Cemetery gigantic tombs! Makes you feel like an ant walking amongst them!

New Orleans, Louisiana

Metairie Cemetery

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

Sam the Prisoner.

Folsom, California

Folsom Prison Museum

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

Lotus Sea with flowers in bloom.

Tambon Chiang Haeo, Thailand

Red Lotus Lake

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

The Pinnacles.

Cervantes, Australia

The Pinnacles

Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.

Shah-i-Zinda Necropolis.

Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Shah-i-Zinda Necropolis

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

National World War II Museum

New Orleans, Louisiana

National World War II Museum

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

Mississippi John Hurt Grave

Carrollton, Mississippi

Mississippi John Hurt Grave

Tucked away on a hilltop in the backwoods of Mississippi lies the remains of a blues legend.

Close-up on the work on one of the ships (www.jungle.eu)

Gaddani, Pakistan

Ship Breaking Yard of Gadani

The third largest ship breaking yard in the world has created an eerie shipping graveyard in southern Pakistan.

J-4 Abandoned Coastal Artillery

Baiona, Spain

J-4 Abandoned Coastal Artillery

This abandoned naval battery stood at the ready as recently as the 1980s.

Bude Castle

Bude, England

Bude Castle

A quirky "castle" formerly belonging to a famous British inventor.

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