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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Liverpool, England

The Calderstones

Six neolithic sandstone boulders remaining from a dolmen.

Added by lercio

Birmingham, England

Blakesley Hall

Some wattle-and-daub, a Moorish mural, a glacial erratic, and a Giant named Gilbert.

Phil

Newport, England

Carisbrooke Castle

The Last Home of an Executed King.

Added by NathanRisinger

Ballymena, Northern Ireland

Slemish Mountain

A brisk climb up this solitary peak leads to the origin story of a towering figure in Irish history.

matthewmoore

Added by matthewmoore

Somerset, England

Willow Man

The metal frame is all that's left of a wicker sculpture which once towered over the M5 motorway.

London, England

Monument to the Unknown Artist

The London statue that imitates passersby.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

Shireoaks, England

The Giant's Staircase at Chesterfield Canal

This centuries-old canal known as the Cuckoo Dyke has a staircase of locks suitable for a giant.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Fraserburgh, Scotland

Museum of Scottish Lighthouses

An 18th-century lighthouse built on a 16th-century castle is now a monument to the maritime beacons of Scotland.

Rohbbie

Added by Rohbbie

The Lady in the Woods

This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.

Bearded Zombie

Added by Bearded Zombie

Blaenavon, Wales

Blaenavon Ironworks

This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Cambridge, England

Scott Polar Research Institute Museum & Library

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Northumberland, England

Cragside

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Knife Angel

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

gavlav

Added by gavlav

Buckfast Abbey

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

Josh

Herschel Museum of Astronomy

Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.

Trevor

Added by Trevor

Thorpeness, England

House in the Clouds

Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.

ronin

Orkney, Scotland

Brough of Birsay

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

wmorden

Added by wmorden

Jay's Grave

This grave resides at the crossroad of three parishes.

serflac

Added by serflac

Manchester, England

Victoria Arches

Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.

paulypaul

Added by paulypaul

Surrey, England

Leith Hill Tower

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."

ronin

Birmingham, England

Aston Hall

This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.

Phil

London, England

Admiral's House

An eccentric 18th century naval officer built a ship's quarterdeck on his roof, the inspiration for Mary Poppins's "Admiral Boom."

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

Mawnan Smith, England

Glendurgan Garden Maze

The twists and turns of this serpentine maze are over 170 years old.

serflac

Added by serflac

Hound Tor

Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.

Added by ThomasMcConnell