Nicholas Jackson's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
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San Francisco, California

Forbes Island

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.
Ratanak Mondul, Cambodia

Bamboo Trains

A quick and simple solution to Cambodia's train woes.
Highland, Scotland

Gruinard Island

Fifty years of contamination in Scotland's waters.
California

Farallon Islands

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.
France

Clipperton Island

Abandoned outpost once home to a murderous tyrant.
Derbyshire, England

Chatsworth House

Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.
Istanbul, Turkey

Miniaturk

Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.
Bandiagara, Mali

Bandiagara Escarpment Cliff Dwellings

These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.
San Francisco, California

Westin St. Francis Hotel

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.
Harpenden, England

Rothamsted Research

Chemical fertilizer in agriculture's origin story begins here.
Miyakejima, Japan

Gas Mask Tourism on the Izu Islands

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.
Gibsonton, Florida

Gibsonton, Florida

The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.
Marquette, Michigan

Lakenenland

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.
Dunedin, New Zealand

Tunnel Beach

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.
Western Shore, Nova Scotia

Oak Island Money Pit

Hunt for buried treasure in Nova Scotia.
London, England

Temple of Mithras

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
Chester, New Jersey

Cooper's Mill

A historic grist mill and active sluice on the Black River.
Roubaix, France

La Piscine

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.
Aksaray, Turkey

Cappadocia

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Big Major Cay, Bahamas

Pig Beach

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.
Arequipa, Peru

Toro Muerto

Thousands of volcanic rocks carved 1,000 years ago.
Ottawa, Ontario

Ottawa Jail Hostel

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.
Crystal Falls, Michigan

Lake Ellen Kimberlite

Reason for Michigan's potential diamond mine.
Foligno, Italy

Calamita Cosmica

The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.