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Simon Jones

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2016

I'm a story hunter and photographer traveling the world looking for the next tale to tell. In the summer months, I can be found in Paris giving off-the-beaten-track bike tours to curious discerning travelers.
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Cyclisk stretches 65 feet straight into the air

Santa Rosa, California

Cyclisk - Santa Rosa Monument

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

California Carnivores

Sebastopol, California

California Carnivores

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway

Evergreen, Colorado

Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

Boulder Teahouse

Boulder, Colorado

Boulder Teahouse

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

Thiruvalluvar Statue

Kanyakumari, India

Thiruvalluvar Statue

A towering work of stone and philosophy that was constructed using ancient Hindu science.

Jal Mahal

Jaipur, India

Jal Mahal

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Tiger Cave in profile

Mahabalipuram, India

Tiger Cave

Picnic on the seashore in the footsteps of ancient kings, protected by giant mythical cat beasts.

Auroville

Bommayapalayam, India

Auroville

This experimental utopian "city of the future" in rural India may hold a dark secret.

The entrance to Strawberry Field in 2021

Liverpool, England

Strawberry Field

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

The Chester Rows in an earlier century.

Chester, England

Chester Rows

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

"All the people that come and go..."

Liverpool, England

Penny Lane

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

St Johns Beacon

Liverpool, England

St Johns Beacon

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.

Superlambanana

Liverpool, England

Superlambanana

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse
Permanently Closed

Liverpool, England

Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse

This aging storage facility is the world's largest brick warehouse.

U-534

Birkenhead, England

U-534

After mysteriously refusing to surrender at the end of World War II this sunken submarine was only salvaged in a search for Nazi gold.

'Another Place'

Waterloo, England

'Another Place'

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.

Street art by KIWIE on the Duke of Lancaster
Permanently Closed

Holywell, Wales

Duke of Lancaster

Abandoned ship reimagined as a street art canvas.

Portmeirion Village

Gwynedd, Wales

Portmeirion Village

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

Quay House, The Smallest House in Great Britain

Conwy, Wales

Quay House, The Smallest House in Great Britain

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

Denbigh Castle Ruins

Denbigh, Wales

Denbigh Castle Ruins

Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.

Reykjadalur

Hveragerði, Iceland

Reykjadalur

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

Colossal Squid

Wellington, New Zealand

Colossal Squid

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Rotorua

Rotorua, New Zealand

Rotorua

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

Sky Tower

Auckland, New Zealand

Sky Tower

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

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