Deirdreod's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
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Mühltal, Germany

Castle Frankenstein

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.
Kaunas, Lithuania

Devils' Museum

Ever-growing collection of devils in art.
Dresden, Germany

Kunsthofpassage Singing Drain Pipes

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.
Rome, Italy

Centrale Montemartini

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.
Possagno, Italy

Museo Canova

The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.
Eindhoven, Netherlands

Van Gogh Bicycle Path

Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.
Ostend, Belgium

James Ensor House

The former home of a trailblazing surrealist is still filled with haunting dolls and grim paintings.
Great Dunmow, England

Talliston House & Gardens

An English artist has turned an unassuming ex-council house into a time-lost house of mystery.
Hanover, Germany

Marktkirche

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.
Aarhus, Denmark

Your Rainbow Panorama

This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.
Leipzig, Germany

Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Monument to the Battle of the Nations)

This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.
Saalfeld, Germany

Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes

"The most colorful grottoes of the world.
Kassel, Germany

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Auerstedt, Germany

Auerworld Palace

Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.
Roubaix, France

La Piscine

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.
Vancouver, British Columbia

The Marine Building

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.
Queens, New York

Valencia Movie House

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hollywood Theater

The Art Deco Silver Screen.
Paris, France

The Beverley Adult Cinema

A font of vintage porn on the silver screen.
Prague, Czechia

The Museum of Alchemists and Magicians of Old Prague

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
Kutna Hora, Czechia

Muzeum Alchymie (Alchemy Museum)

A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Nabokov's Butterflies

Specimens collected by the author of "Lolita" and self-taught lepidopterist are exhibited in his childhood home.
Prague, Czechia

Sex Machines Museum

The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.