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Russ Arno

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2013

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The Bowder Stone

Borrowdale, England

The Bowder Stone

A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.

Inside.

Borrowdale, England

Millican Daltons Caves

It's believed a local adventurer spent 50 years living inside this cave.

The entry portal

Cumbria, England

Sunkenkirk

One of the best-preserved, yet least visited stone circle sites in Cumbria.

New Hall Inn (The Hole in t' Wall)

Bowness-on-Windermere, England

New Hall Inn (The Hole in t' Wall)

This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.

Hardknott Roman Fort

Holmrook, England

Hardknott Roman Fort

One of the highest Roman forts in Britain is set amid dramatic scenery on a notoriously difficult road.

Welwitschia

Namibia

Welwitschia

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

Thomas and Mary Howard.

Rudbaxton, Wales

Church of St. Michael

Eerily lifelike effigies stare at everyone who enters this sanctuary.

The Hull Mermaid

Hull, England

The Hull Mermaid

This mummified mermaid corpse is an aquatic curio that was eventually revealed to be a fake.

Not for people who hate crowds, or hate fire

Ottery Saint Mary, England

The Tar Barrels of Ottery St. Mary

Flaming barrels of tar race through these village streets on Bonfire Night, a tradition that dates back centuries.

Temple of Vaccinia.

Berkeley, England

Temple of Vaccinia

The "father of immunology" used this humble hut to offer the local people some of the world's first free vaccinations.

The original pumping station.

London, England

The Cathedral of Sewage

This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.

The Palm House.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Belfast Botanic Gardens Palm House

For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.

Elephants stand on the Sezincote grounds.

Sezincote, England

Sezincote Estate

A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.

Bletchley Park

Milton Keynes, England

Bletchley Park

Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.

The auroch's skull on display at the Museum of London.

London, England

The Aurochs Skull

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

Faraday's lab.

London, England

Michael Faraday's Laboratory

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

Tunnels of Euston.

London, England

Euston's Lost Tunnels

A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.

Longplayer

London, England

Longplayer

A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.

The Monty Python foot.

London, England

The Monty Python Foot

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

Gods Own Junkyard

London, England

God's Own Junkyard

A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.

The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

The Vampire Rabbit of Newcastle

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

England's largest independent library outside London.

Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Lit & Phil

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

The beautiful Art Nouveau Galleria Sciarra.

Rome, Italy

Galleria Sciarra

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

The balcony.

Rome, Italy

Mussolini's Balcony

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

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