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pjrussell

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2015

Canadian, Architect, lover of the obscure.
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Airpower Museum

Ottumwa, Iowa

Airpower Museum

Come see unique aviation history from years ago all in one place

Havneholmen Metro Station

Copenhagen, Denmark

Havneholmen Metro Station

A station imagined at the speed of light, where familiar fixtures slip out of place.

Old Route 5 Stone Wall

Nova Scotia

Old Route 5 Stone Wall

A waterfall coming through an old stone wall, in a small canyon where 3 creeks converge.

The Mack Truck Museum

Allentown, Pennsylvania

The Mack Truck Museum

The entire history of Mack Trucking Company in one place along with vintage and experimental vehicles, movie props, and engineering archives from over 100 of building vehicles.

'The Sphere'

New York, New York

'The Sphere'

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Dolphin Sunset

Hong Kong

Dolphin Sunset

Hidden on top of a ferry terminal is a nifty statue of three dolphins, and one of Hong Kong's best sunset viewpoints.

Praia de Santa Monica

Pavoacao Velha, Cabo Verde

Praia de Santa Monica

Santa Monica is one of the world's longest, most beautiful, and least developed beaches: just white sand for miles, a single beach shack, and the concrete shell of an abandoned resort that never got past its foundations.

Hairdryers in flight

Kronberg im Taunus, Germany

Braun Collection

A comprehensive visual archive of Braun products. A German national treasure of modern design.

Het Ding ('The Thing')

Enschede, Netherlands

Het Ding ('The Thing')

University pranksters set up this jumble of telephone poles and steel wires overnight

Piece of the meteorite

Odessa, Texas

Odessa Meteor Crater

One of only two exposed meteor impact craters in the United States

Yen Chow Street & Sham Shui Po

Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong

Garden Hill Viewing Point

A short walk up a small hill provides spectacular sunset and nighttime views of Kowloon

Nulli Secundus in Oriente

Sheung Shui, Hong Kong

Cap Badge Hill

A British Army regiment's coat of arms is imprinted on a ridge overlooking their former barracks

View from Blake Pier

Stanley, Hong Kong

Murray House

Originally located in the business district, this former barracks building was dismantled and rebuilt on Hong Kong Island's south side

Perspective view, looking southerly, of one of the wooden slat fence surrounding one of the 1-square mile arrays.

Christmas Valley, Oregon

Backscatter Radar Site

The forlorn remains of a late Cold War radar installation are decaying in the Oregon desert

Rings

Hong Kong

Lai Tak Tsuen Estate

Despite being built 50 years ago, this housing estate's unconventional design gives it a futuristic, sci-fi aesthetic.

Koko Crater Tramway

Honolulu, Hawaii

Koko Crater Tramway

Once a WWII supply tramway, it's now a popular & steep hiking trail.

A façade of the museum

Hillsboro, Texas

Roadside America Museum

One man’s nostalgic collection of ’50s Americana

Osaka's midpoint

Osaka, Japan

Osaka's midpoint

The literal midpoint of the city, as all distances are calculated from this point

1345 Carroll Avenue, photographed May 2008.

Los Angeles, California

The 'Thriller' House

No mere mortal can resist...

Chinese doctor

Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong

Tai On Building

The arcade within this massive residential building is Hong Kong Island's best spot for local street food

Düsseldorf Central Station’s Model Railway

Dusseldorf, Germany

Düsseldorf Central Station’s Model Railway

A coin-operated model railway tucked inside a busy train station

Art work: "Parade 16 (The Apple)" (2015) - Almond Chu.

Liège, Belgium

White Cube

This showcase displays contemporary works of art from a private collection, with the aim of making them accessible to everyone

Local favorite since way back!

Hood River, Oregon

Twin Peaks Drive In

Where hand-pressed burgers meet low-flying planes — a 1950s drive-in shack at the end of an active runway in the Columbia River Gorge, with Mount Hood on one side and Mount Adams on the other.

Die Volkskammer

Berlin, Germany

Die Volkskammer

An East German time capsule caters to nostalgic Germans and curious tourists.

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