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Nicholas Holt

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2026

A creative director, photographer and writer with a passion for exploring the atmospheric, the secluded and the remote. I'm always searching for places with depth, character, and a sense of story.
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Mount Roraima

Gran Sabana, Venezuela

Mount Roraima

This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.

Old Goa Cemetery

Velha Goa, India

Old Goa Cemetery

This cemetery in Velha Goa was once the site of several historical religious buildings.

Viceroy's Arch

Velha Goa, India

Viceroy's Arch

When new viceroys were elected, they passed through this arch to cement the title.

St. Audoen's Gate.

Dublin, Ireland

Saint Audoen’s Gate

The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.

The Long Room Library at Trinity College

Dublin, Ireland

The Long Room Library at Trinity College

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

The vaults

Dublin, Ireland

St. Michan's Mummies

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

Kaieteur Falls in all her glory

Guyana

Kaieteur Falls

The world's widest single drop waterfall, and the two men who legend says went over its edge in a boat.

The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East

London, England

The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

The Genetically Modified Little Mermaid.

Copenhagen, Denmark

The Genetically Modified Little Mermaid

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

Grundtvig’s Church

Copenhagen, Denmark

Grundtvig’s Church

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

Portugal’s Chapel of Bones

Évora, Portugal

Portugal’s Chapel of Bones

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Fingal's Cave

Isle of Staffa, Scotland

Fingal's Cave

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

Highgate Cemetery

London, England

Highgate Cemetery

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Inside the Todra Gorge

Province de Tinghir, Morocco

Todra Gorge

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

Jemaa el-Fna.

Marrakesh, Morocco

Jemaa el-Fna Square

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

Items for sale in a blue alley in Chefchaouen. (magda-maciek/Flickr)

Chefchaouen, Morocco

Chefchaouen

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Jardin Majorelle

Marrakesh, Morocco

Jardin Majorelle

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

A aerial view of the Masada fortress.

Masada, Israel

Masada

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

The Ausangate trek.

Pitumarca, Peru

Rainbow Mountain

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

Machu Picchu.

Aguas Calientes, Peru

Machu Picchu: The Lost City of The Inca

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Salvador Dalí Desert.

Sur Lípez, Bolivia

Salvador Dalí Desert

A desert that evokes the surreal.

Flamingos in Laguna Colorada

Sur Lípez, Bolivia

Laguna Colorada

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

Great Train Graveyard

Bolivia

Great Train Graveyard

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

Bolivia's Witch Market

La Paz, Bolivia

Bolivia's Witch Market

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

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