pjrussell's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
Leaderboard Highlights
pjrussell's activity rankings
1st
Places visited in Aachen, Germany
1st
Places added to Aachen, Germany
1st
Places edited in Aachen, Germany
2nd
Places visited in Banff, Alberta
2nd
Places added to Halifax, Nova Scotia
2nd
Places visited in Inari, Finland
3rd
Places edited in Rotterdam, Netherlands
4th
Places visited in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
4th
Places visited in Schiphol, Netherlands
Loading map...
Toronto, Ontario

Gooderham Building

Known as "Toronto's Flatiron."
Berlin, Germany

AVUS-Tribüne (Automobile Traffic and Practice Road)

The world's first motorway was used as a racetrack until the late 1990s.
Berlin, Germany

Messedamm Underpass

You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.
Mavrovo, North Macedonia

St Nicholas Church - Mavrovo

Depending on the region's rainfall, this church may be partially submerged.
Tokyo, Japan

Hatsudai Bridge

One of the best-preserved remains of "Tokyo's lost rivers."
British Columbia

Three Valley Gap

A historic ghost town still worth a visit.
Big Trees, California

The Discovery Tree

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.
Budapest, Hungary

Holocaust Tree of Life Memorial

The metal leaves on this tree are engraved with the names of Holocaust victims.
Boulder City, Nevada

Hoover Dam Geodetic Survey Markers

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.
Berlin, Germany

German Resistance Memorial Center

The site where a plot to assassinate Hitler was planned—and its conspirators were executed—is now a powerful memorial to the German resistance during World War II.
Whitby, England

Old Mulgrave Castle

This historic castle was already in ruins by the 13th century.
Wageningen, Netherlands

World Soil Museum

A Dutch museum preserves the world's most diverse collection of vertical slices of soil.
Karlsruhe, Germany

Platz der Grundrechte (Square of Fundamental Rights)

A thought-provoking outdoor art installation sits in the seat of German law.
Aachen, Germany

Kleine Wache

A former customs station on the border of Germany and the Netherlands.
Posada de Valdeón, Spain

Cantabrian Chamois of Asturias

These ungulates have quite literally bounced back from the brink of extinction.
Portugalete, Spain

Vizcaya Bridge

Two towns are linked by an engineering marvel masquerading as a boring suspension bridge.
Rotterdam, Netherlands

De Hef

A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.
Rotterdam, Netherlands

'De Bospoldervos'

A massive stone fox oversees a Rotterdam elementary school crosswalk.
Faro, Portugal

Capela de Ossos Bone Chapel

This small chapel is built of human bones and decorated with a golden skeleton.
Seville, Spain

Metropol Parasol

The world's largest wooden structure.
Rotterdam, Netherlands

New Ocean Paradise

A condensed piece of China floating in a Dutch harbor.
Nienhagen, Germany

Gespensterwald (Ghost Forest)

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.
Natzwiller, France

Natzweiler-Struthof

Today this former Nazi concentration camp stands as a poignant memorial to the victims of fascism, and a warning from history.
Beaune, France

Ramparts of Beaune

These ramparts, once lined with towers, were constructed in defense of Beaune.