Svitlana Orlynska's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Svitlana Orlynska

Ukrainian living in Vienna. Traveled to 50+ countries: both "must see" destinations and "off the beaten track".

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Places visited in Kyiv, Ukraine

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Places visited in Innsbruck, Austria

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Places visited in Ein Gedi, Israel

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Places visited in Austria

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Places visited in Vienna, Austria

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Places visited in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

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Places visited in Salzburg, Austria

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Places edited in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Simferopol, Crimea

Crimean Trolleybus Line

The longest trolleybus route in the world, from Simferopol and Yalta.

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Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Nahum Gutman's Mosaic Fountain

The history of Tel Aviv told through a work of art.

Dror

Geneva, Switzerland

John Calvin's Chair

A plain wooden seat that once belonged to one of the most prominent figures of the Protestant Reformation.

CoolCrab

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Kilchberg, Switzerland

The World's Largest Chocolate Fountain

A 30-foot-high stream of chocolate flows continuously at the Lindt Home of Chocolate.

CoolCrab

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Meyrin, Switzerland

'Wandering the Immeasurable'

CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.

EdgarMedina

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Geneva, Switzerland

CERN

Large Hadron Collider and the Birthplace of World Wide Web.

stanestane

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Neuheim, Switzerland

Höllgrotten Caves

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

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Towers of Bologna

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

StepYoshi

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Le Moulin de la Galette

Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.

Xavixavir

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Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France)

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

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Ljubljana, Slovenia

Spomenik Francetu Prešernu

When this monument to Slovenia's national poet was erected, it's said to have sparked the ire of nearby church authorities.

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Stockholm, Sweden

ABBA the Museum

There's something in the air as history repeats itself at this museum dedicated to the Swedish pop band.

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Zagreb, Croatia

Kamenita Vrata (Our Lady of the Stone Gate)

A well-worshipped shrine to the Virgin Mary nestled inside the last of Zagreb’s historic gates.

Fred Cherrygarden

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Vienna, Austria

Neidhart Frescoes

A glimpse into the festive and private lives of medieval Europe.

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Fisherman's House

Once a resting spot for King Fernando VII.

Xavixavir

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Ermita de San Pelayo y San Isidoro (Hermitage of Saint Pelagius and Saint Isidore)

The remains of this misplaced church were moved here stone by stone.

Luis Morato

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Kiosko de Horchata Miguel y José

Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.

Anne Ewbank

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Dolmen de Dalí

The only urban monument in the world designed by the great surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.

Luis Morato

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Dusseldorf, Germany

Düsseldorf-Reisholz Rhine Powerline Crossing

An electrical pylon under whose legs a normal gauge train can run.

Stockholm, Sweden

MiniNobel

On Nobel Street, a miniature statue of Alfred Nobel.

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Stockholm, Sweden

Stadsbiblioteket (Stockholm Public Library)

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

lyneeberger

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Grande Albergo Ausonia & Hungaria

An intricate ceramic tile facade adorns this five-star hotel.

Dr Alan P Newman

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Scala Contarini del Bovolo

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

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St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Annetta Black

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