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Alan Newman

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2016

Retired university professor.

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Kopli Cemetery in the 1920s.

Tallinn, Estonia

Kopli Cemetery Park

Thousands of graves lurk below the surface of this park.

St Olaf's Church Tower

Tallinn, Estonia

Saint Olaf's Church

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

Charles Leroux Memorial

Tallinn, Estonia

Charles Leroux Memorial

Dedicated to the untimely death of American balloonist and parachutist.

The new roof between two old existing buildings

Tallinn, Estonia

Balti Jaam Market

Hellemann Tower and City Walls

Tallinn, Estonia

Hellemann Tower and City Walls

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

Lyhdynkantajat (The Lantern Bearers)

Helsinki, Finland

Lyhdynkantajat (The Lantern Bearers)

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

St Catherine's Passage

Tallinn, Estonia

St Catherine's Passage

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

Estonian Open Air Museum

Tallinn, Estonia

Estonian Open Air Museum

Tallinn Black Angus Sculpture

Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn Black Angus Sculpture

A unique sculpture calls the outside of this steakhouse home.

TramPub (SpÄraKOFF)

Helsinki, Finland

TramPub (SpÄraKOFF)

Wortley Hall

Wortley, England

Wortley Hall

This once private residence is now a popular wedding venue and training center for trade union officers.

Stonyhurst College

Stonyhurst, England

Stonyhurst Hall

The grounds of this Catholic boarding school are said to have inspired Arthur Conan Doyle and J.R.R. Tolkien.

Nora Batty's House

Holmfirth, England

Last of the Summer Wine Locations

Carrickfergus Pillory and Street Scene Mural

Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland

Carrickfergus Pillory and Street Scene Mural

Replica of the Matthew

Bristol, England

Replica of the Matthew

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

India Mill Chimney

Darwen, England

India Mill Chimney

One of the tallest mill chimneys in Lancashire gave up its ornate cast iron "crown" during World War II to assist the war effort.

The Engine Room.

Clitheroe, England

Holmes Mill

This historic former textile mill now houses a brewery, hotel, and what's believed to be the longest bar in the United Kingdom.

Remains of the Abbey's latrines or reredorter

Sawley, England

Sawley Abbey

The last two abbots of this monastery were both executed by Henry VIII.

Clitheroe Castle

Clitheroe, England

Clitheroe Castle

The second smallest castle keep in England.

Cromwell's Bridge

Lancashire, England

Cromwell's Bridge

Oliver Cromwell marched his army over this narrow bridge to victory at the Battle of Preston in 1648.

Garden at the American Legation

Tangier, Morocco

Tangier American Legation Museum

This stucco building in North Africa was the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

Whalley Viaduct

Whalley, England

Whalley Viaduct

A fantastic example of Victorian railway engineering with two unusual decorative features.

Abbey Sewage Pumping Station

Leicester, England

Abbey Sewage Pumping Station

This former sewage pumping station is now a fascinating museum.

This horse drawn tram, previously drawn by mules gets an outing from the museum along route 18

Porto, Portugal

Porto's Heritage Streetcar System and Museum

This historic streetcar system has been running since the 19th-century.

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