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Alan Newman

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2016

Retired university professor.

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Follow travelers to discover remarkable places through their journeys.

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  • History & Conflict
  • Infrastructure & Industry
  • Nature & Outdoors
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  • London
  • Minneapolis
  • San Francisco

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Pabellón Puente

Zaragoza, Spain

Pabellón Puente

The most amazing structure built for the 2008 Expo

The dome and ceiling of the church of San Lorenzo Mártir.

Busot, Spain

The dome and ceiling of the church of San Lorenzo Mártir.

The interior of this small parish church is unremarkable until you look up.

The Amadorio Reservoir

Alicante, Spain

The Amadorio Reservoir

This fascinating reservoir represented a dam in Afganistan in Guy Ritchie's movie, " The Covenant ".

Vigo Bridge

Chioggia, Italy

Vigo Bridge

A bridge to rival those in nearby Venice but without the crowds.

Hôtel Solvay

Brussels, Belgium

Hôtel Solvay

This historic Art Nouveau townhouse was the former home of the son of a famous chemical inventor and industrialist.

Museo Regionale della Bonifica di Ca' Vendramin

Taglio di Po, Italy

Museo Regionale della Bonifica di Ca' Vendramin

This former drainage pumping station was fundamental to the drainage of the Po delta.

Modern Brittania Bridge

Bangor, Wales

Brittania Bridge cross section

A slice through the original, iconic, rail bridge across the Menai Straights.

Hawkesbury Canal Junction

Coventry, England

Hawkesbury Canal Junction

A historic 18th century transportation interchange where arguments about tolls resulted in a very unusual lock.

The Lighthouse of Genoa

Genoa, Italy

The Lighthouse of Genoa

Depending on how it is measured, this lighthouse can claim to be the tallest in Europe and the tallest conventional lighthouse in the world.

Main mural with the work by Joy's to the right and below.

Padua, Italy

'Blown with Synapses'

This impressive mural is just one amazing artwork on the walls of a data center in Padua.

The Choggia fish market

Chioggia, Italy

The Sagra del Pesce of Italy's own "Little Venice"

This town's fish festival is the real difference between "little Venice" and its more famous neighbour

Peniscola Castle

Peñíscola, Spain

Peniscola Castle

A place steeped in history that may be best known as the set of a 1960 film.

Mackenzie Castle

Genoa, Italy

Mackenzie Castle

This Gothic revival structure has been a family home, a military base, a gymnastics center, and is now owned by one of the largest auction houses in Italy.

Art Nouveau Vestibule

Prague, Czechia

Prague Hlavni Nadrazi Vestibule

A historic and beautiful Art Nouveau chamber in a historic railway station.

Wilmcote Railway Footbridge

Wilmcote, England

Wilmcote Railway Footbridge

This historic footbridge is dated 1883 but the station it serves was not built until 1908.

‘The Awakening’

Viterbo, Italy

‘The Awakening’

This fiberglass version of the Awakening sculpture by Seward Johnson, now resides in its third location in Italy, in Viterbo.

Circulo Industrial de Alcoy

Alcoy, Spain

Circulo Industrial de Alcoy

This local cultural center is housed in one of the most important Valencian Art Nouveau buildings in a town that is blessed with many.

This stained glass window celebrates Basque culture.

Bilbao, Spain

Stained Glass Window at Bilbao Abando Indalecio Prieto Station

Marvel at this immense work of art that greets arrivals to the city.

La Sarga Cave Paintings

Alcoy, Spain

La Sarga Cave Paintings

These 7,000-year-old cave paintings depict life in Neolithic Spain.

 Near Mount Diamante

Genoa, Italy

Genova-Casella Railway

This historic line is a remnant of an ambitious and unconventional project that today provides panoramic views of the Ligurian mountains.

Outside  view of the windows

Bocairent, Spain

Covetes del Colomer

This set of Berber granary caves is now an interpretation center for the cave window structures in the Clarino valley.

Old postcard of the tramway

Gaiazza, Italy

Percorso Verde Ex Guidovia (Former Tramway Greenway)

Hike along an abandoned railway up to a popular pilgrimage site.

The fort cuts an imposing figure from the sea.

Civitavecchia, Italy

Fort Michelangelo

The famous sculptor had a hand in this imposing fortress.

Montale Tunnel

San Marino, San Marino

Montale Tunnel

The San Marino-Rimini railroad was short-lived but this tunnel once provided shelter for hundreds of refugees during World War II.

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