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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Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche

The narrowest street in Paris.

SEANETTA

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Execution Site of Jacques de Molay

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

SEANETTA

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Paris Space Invaders

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

Added by maarten

Pep's Maison

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

Nikki Vargas

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Ronda, Spain

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

SkareMedia

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Puente Nuevo

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

Tony Dunnell

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Museum of Unnecessary Things

A Kyiv-based repository for all manners of discarded curiosities.

Added by Rachel Gould

Vilnius, Lithuania

Margutis Easter Egg

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

Renate

Added by Renate

Trakošćan, Croatia

Trakošćan Castle

This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.

figleafniki

Added by figleafniki

Plitvička Jezera, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

Added by nsmrekar

Vienna, Austria

Steinhof Church

The first modernist church in Europe.

Added by lrt228

Budapest, Hungary

Vajdahunyad Castle

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

Added by DoctorMoog42

London, England

London's Rose-Ringed Parakeets

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Prague, Czechia

'Il Commendatore' ('Cloak of Conscience')

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

carriehudson

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Fairytale Grotto Line

Fantastic stories on a miniature railroad.

Queenmob

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Prague, Czechia

Franz Kafka Museum

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

Alfred Lord Tennisanyone

Added by Alfred Lord Tennisanyone

Prague, Czechia

The Penguins at Kampa Park

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

Amber C Snider

Added by Amber C Snider

Munich, Germany

Umschreibung

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Munich, Germany

Weiße Rose Pavement Memorial

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

Added by DoctorMoog42

Munich, Germany

Viscardigasse

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Added by jhavenhill

Munich, Germany

Wurmeck

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Added by albozes

Munich, Germany

Der Teufelstritt (The Devil's Footprint)

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

The Most Expensive Galician Restaurant

Get past the gatekeeper's apartment and enter an elaborate hoax of a restaurant with a Masonic feel.

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Guy Rope Anchors for the Leaning Tower of Pisa

The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman