Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...

No search results found for
“”

Make sure words are spelled correctly.

Try searching for a travel destination.

Places near me Random place

Popular Destinations

  • Paris
  • London
  • New York
  • Berlin
  • Rome
  • Los Angeles
Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Sign In Join
Profile image for Paracelsus

Paracelsus

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2019

I'm a traveller and photographer seeking the obscure, esoteric and hard-to-find, with a bag-full of fast prime lenses, an optimistic outlook and a dash of luck.
rikgrantphotography.com

0 Followers · 0 Following

Follow travelers to discover remarkable places through their journeys.

My Travel Badges

  • Badge Earned!

    First Contribution

    First Contribution

    This badge celebrates your first contribution to the Atlas Obscura community and the role you play in helping others discover wonder.

    25 Contributions
    Next Badge: 25 Contributions Make 25 total contributions to earn your next badge.
  • Been
  • Want to Go
  • Recommendations
  • Stories
  • Countries
  • US States
  • Added
  • Edited
  • Lists
  • Tried
  • Want to Try
143

Places I've been

Places this traveler has marked as been there.

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum-Ha Noi

Hanoi, Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

B-52 Wreckage in Huu Tiep Lake

Hanoi, Vietnam

B-52 Wreckage

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

Diesel train coming down the train tracks through a narrow street in Hanoi.

Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi's Train Street

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

The never-ending escalator ride.

Kyiv, Ukraine

Arsenalna Metro Station

The deepest metro station in the world.

House with Chimaeras

Kyiv, Ukraine

House with Chimaeras

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

Rodina-Mat : Mother Motherland

Kyiv, Ukraine

Rodina-Mat : Mother Motherland

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

The Golden Gate of Kyiv, as it stands today.

Kyiv, Ukraine

Golden Gate of Kyiv

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

Montparnasse Cemetery

Paris, France

Montparnasse Cemetery

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

Gustave Eiffel's Secret Apartment

Paris, France

Gustave Eiffel's Secret Apartment

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Paris, France

Père Lachaise Cemetery

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

Monsterkabinett

Berlin, Germany

Monsterkabinett

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

Paxton Gate Exterior

San Francisco, California

Paxton Gate

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Audra Kunkle mounts some specimens in a workspace above the store.
Permanently Closed

San Francisco, California

Loved to Death

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

Alcatraz from the Bay 2012

San Francisco, California

Alcatraz Island

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Haystack Rock

Cannon Beach, Oregon

Haystack Rock

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Peter Iredale

Warrenton, Oregon

The Wreck of the Peter Iredale

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

Cathedral Park

Portland, Oregon

Cathedral Park

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium

Portland, Oregon

The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

Multnomah Falls

Corbett, Oregon

Multnomah Falls

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

April 2022

Portland, Oregon

The Witch’s Castle

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Snoqualmie Tunnel

North Bend, Washington

Snoqualmie Tunnel

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

‘A Sound Garden’

Seattle, Washington

‘A Sound Garden’

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

Shelley Street and Elgin Street intersection

Hong Kong

Central-Mid-Levels Escalators

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

Chunking Mansions malls.

Hong Kong

Chungking Mansions

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Previous Page 5 of 6 Next

Get Our Email Newsletter

Follow Us

Facebook YouTube TikTok Instagram Pinterest RSS Feed

Get the app

Download the App
Download on the Apple App Store Get it on Google Play
  • All Places
  • Latest Places
  • Most Popular
  • Places to Eat
  • Random
  • Nearby
  • Add a Place
  • Stories
  • Food & Drink
  • Itineraries
  • Lists
  • Video
  • Podcast
  • Newsletters
  • All Trips
  • Membership
  • Feedback & Ideas
  • Community Guidelines
  • Product Blog
  • Unique Gifts
  • Work With Us
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Advertise With Us
  • Advertising Guidelines
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of Use
Atlas Obscura

© 2026 Atlas Obscura. All Rights Reserved.