There are 40 entries of Optical Oddities in the Atlas

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw Fotoplastikon

A 19th-century picture show in 3-D
26 Nov 2008
Paulding, Michigan

Paulding Light

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.
17 Jun 2009
Port Colborne, Canada

The Mill on Lake Erie

The Incredible Shrinking Mill
05 Sep 2009
Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Shadow Pilgrim

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall
25 Jun 2009
Greenport, New York

Mitchell Park

A Large Camera Obscura, Constructed Entirely From Digitally Fabricated Components
26 Jun 2009
San Francisco, California

Camera Obscura & Holograph Collection

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360 degree live images of the San Francisco coast
26 Jun 2009
Pass Lake, Canada

Sleeping Giant

Profile of a sleeping person 4km long in 250m high cliffs.
07 Sep 2009
Gurdon, Arkansas

The Gurdon Light

A mysterious light floating in the trees of Gurdon, Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect
05 Sep 2009
Marfa, Texas

Marfa Lights

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night
07 Aug 2009
Hessdalen, Norway

Hessdalen AMS

Research station devoted to mysterious floating lights seen in a Norwegian valley
21 Jun 2012
Napa, California

Monticello Dam Morning Glory Spillway

The largest drain hole in the world
13 Aug 2009
New York, New York

Dream House

Lamonte Young and Mariane Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light
22 Sep 2009
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