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Les Sables-d'Olonne, France

L'île Penotte Seashell Art

Wall after wall of this French seaside neighborhood is intricately decorated with seashells and corals.
46.4951, -1.7841
Added by Sablais
"Orbis et Globus."
Iceland

Arctic Circle Marker

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.
66.5424, -17.9961
Added by Ashawnta
Found: A Mosaic From Caligula's Ceremonial Ship, Turned Into a Coffee Table
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roman

Found: A Mosaic From Caligula's Ceremonial Ship, Turned Into a Coffee Table

It's now being sent back to Italy.
October 20, 2017
Big Boots.
San Antonio, Texas

Worlds Largest Cowboy Boots

These boots are made for selfies.
29.5180, -98.4975
Added by satxwdavis
One Artist's Lifelong Quest to Create a Hidden Kingdom Called Rocaterrania
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imaginary world

One Artist's Lifelong Quest to Create a Hidden Kingdom Called Rocaterrania

Its full history, which is being told for the first time in a new book, doubles as autobiography.
October 19, 2017
The Most Beautiful Space Images on Earth
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astronauts

The Most Beautiful Space Images on Earth

Stargazing through the ages.
October 19, 2017
Art within the creative city.
Tallinn, Estonia

Telliskivi Creative City

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.
59.4396, 24.7288
Added by herlentkrik
Meteorological station in Residenplatz
Salzburg, Austria

Meteorological Pillar of the 19th Century

The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.
47.7988, 13.0454
Added by gretchenmora
A look inside the Depot.
London, England

London Transport Museum Depot

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public twice a year.
51.5047, -0.2812
Added by srfmoyle2010
Wade Chapel altar and burials
Cleveland, Ohio

Wade Memorial Chapel

Inside the unassuming cemetery chapel is a magnificent stained glass window and mosaics.
41.5136, -81.5968
Added by thomasharper
"Interrupted Flight" monument at Šumarice Memorial Park
Kragujevac, Serbia

Šumarice Memorial Park

Abstract monuments express sorrow and resilience at the site of a horrific massacre in Nazi-occupied Serbia.
44.0213, 20.8944
Added by Darmon Richter
The oratory interior.
Dublin, Ireland

Oratory of the Sacred Heart

A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.
53.2924, -6.1422
Added by noeldonnellon
The town loggia.
Grožnjan, Croatia

Grožnjan Town Loggia

The Renaissance-era courthouse is a relic from the fortified town's centuries of Venetian rule.
45.3791, 13.7231
Added by Mancika
Dwór Artusa.
Gdańsk, Poland

Dwór Artusa

A merchant court dedicated to the fictitious King Arthur is heavily adorned with bizarre Renaissance art.
54.3485, 18.6533
Added by mirrorwriting
The Passenger.
Mons, Belgium

The Passenger

A 141-foot wave of crashing lumber guards the entrance to the Grand Place in Mons.
50.4562, 3.9546
Added by wanderlustingk
A Dispatch From the Other Side of the Veil
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happenings

A Dispatch From the Other Side of the Veil

In Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery, Atlas Obscura's "Into the Veil 2017" was a night of sublime contradictions.
October 16, 2017
Unsettling Edvard Munch Paintings Are Coming to Oslo Airport
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airports

Unsettling Edvard Munch Paintings Are Coming to Oslo Airport

Do airports make you want to... scream?
October 16, 2017
The grotto
Sperlonga, Italy

Villa of Tiberius

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.
41.2511, 13.4498
Added by mulishwhim