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How an Italian Writer’s Imaginary Garden Became a Place of Literary Pilgrimage

Soon, the Garden of the Finzi-Continis may no longer be a fiction.
Diego Courchay February 18, 2019
Toledo, Ohio

Jimmy Carter's Hot Dog Bun

This restaurant proudly displays bread signed by the 39th president.
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London, England

PsychoBarn

A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.
Statue of Yoda.
San Anselmo, California

Imagination Park

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.
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An Auditorium Transforms Into a Movie Palace for a Salute to Philadelphia Film

Atlas Obscura and Chase Sapphire® teamed up to create an event that made the case for Philly as the ultimate artistic muse.
Suga Shrine stairs, view from the bottom.
Tokyo, Japan

Suga Shrine Staircase

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.
A thick fog engulfs the Point Reyes Lighthouse.
Inverness, California

Point Reyes Lighthouse

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.
Making sounds from cabbage has been a go-to radio and film trick for decades.
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Why Foley Artists Use Cabbage and Celery to Create Hollywood’s Distinctive Sounds

Adding sound flourishes to films in post-production remains low-tech.
Paula Mejia January 2, 2019
The Karen Blixen Museum in Nairobi.
Nairobi, Kenya

Karen Blixen Museum

The farmhouse owned by the Danish author who wrote "Out of Africa" is now a museum honoring her legacy.
Lumphat, Cambodia

Tonle Srepok

The river depicted in the antiwar film 'Apocalypse Now' was likely based on this Mekong tributary.
Tower of Chia
Soriano nel Cimino, Italy

Tower of Chia

Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini fell in love with this lonely 13th-century tower while making his most famous film.
This bank is a repository of movie history.
Los Angeles, California

Chase Mosaic Movie Montages

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.
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The recreated set towers over the shopping center.
Los Angeles, California

The Babylon Court

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.
Tampa, Florida

Tampa Theatre

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.
So many cameras.
Los Angeles, California

Camera Collection at the American Society of Cinematographers

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.
There's just something about the charm of a vintage marquee.
architecture

33 of America's Most Charming Historic Theater Marquees

Atlas Obscura readers from across the U.S. share their favorites.
Eric Grundhauser October 12, 2018
Charlie.
Adelaide River, Australia

Charlie the Water Buffalo

The taxidermy remains of the mighty beast made famous by a Crocodile Dundee film.
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Mae West's falsies.
Los Angeles, California

Dearly Departed Museum

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.