dtheodora's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

dtheodora

I find joy in the curious, obscure, and streets steeped in history. When travelling I seek out museums, galleries, bizarre places, charming walks, and beautiful landscapes.

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Clayhole, Kentucky

Troublesome Creek

Origin of the blue-skinned Fugates of eastern Kentucky.

Josh

Bayeux Tapestry

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Montignac, France

Cave of Lascaux

Ancient paintings known as the "Sistine Chapel of Cave Art."

Allison

Added by Allison

Musée des Arts Forains

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

Montmartre Cemetery

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Big Bend National Park, Texas

Mariscal Mine

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

isaacschultz

Added by isaacschultz

Hanging Temple of Hengshan

A fifth-century temple improbably built into the side of a cliff.

Josh

Livadia, Greece

Symi Harbour

This secret coastal village is studded with pastel-colored houses all piled on top of one another.

Added by Digger65

The Mermaid Inn

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Louisville, Kentucky

The Witches' Tree

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

J Ginsberg

Added by J Ginsberg

Louisville, Kentucky

Shrine of Saints Magnus and Bonosa

The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.

Stephen J Taylor

Added by Stephen J Taylor

Burlington, Kentucky

Rabbit Hash

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

Added by myconductor

Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

Vent Haven Museum

A museum that houses the world's largest collection of ventriloquism dummies.

Added by glitterbee

Cave City, Kentucky

Dinosaur World

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

Louisville, Kentucky

Belle of Louisville

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

Michael LoRe

Added by Michael LoRe

Coventry, England

Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom Clock

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

Jane Weinhardt Goldberg

Added by Jane Weinhardt Goldberg

Solomon Islands

The World Discoverer

The ship that got left behind.

Genki

Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku, New Zealand

World's Loneliest Tree

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

Ellen Rykers

Added by Ellen Rykers

Point Nemo

At the point of oceanic inaccessibility, you can't get farther from dry land without leaving the planet.

Added by claude chappe

To Sua Ocean Trench

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

Hannah Frishberg

Added by Hannah Frishberg

Niue

A tiny, remote island packed with wonders both natural and geeky.

Added by tbwest24

Ball's Pyramid

This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.

Dylan

Flagstaff, Arizona

Lowell Observatory

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

Trevor

Added by Trevor

Cape Town, South Africa

South African Astronomical Observatory

This historic observatory was established to keep shipwrecks from littering the Cape of Good Hope.

Dylan