Lists - Atlas Obscura

Heart of Louis XVII

The marker for Chopin's heart

Voltaire in marble resting atop his real, fleshy heart (as captured in 1924)

Heart Ex Votos

The inscription from a 1375 John Barbour poem translates to, "A noble heart can know no ease without freedom."

An Unromantic Look at 10 Preserved, Disembodied Hearts

Where to find the heart relics of popes, princes, and at least one racehorse.

Including Heart of the Dauphin, Chopin's Heart , Heart of Pope Pius VI, and The Heart of Voltaire

The Giant Camera Obscura in 2014

Santa Monica Camera Obscura

Edinburgh's oldest purpose built visitor attraction, The Camera Obscura on the Royal Mile

The Observatory

Cloud Chamber for the Trees and Sky

See the World the Old-Fashioned Way at These 7 Cameras Obscura

Where to explore the vestiges of the 19th-century camera obscura craze.

Including Camera Obscura & Holograph Collection, Mitchell Park, Santa Monica Camera Obscura, and Camera Obscura & World of Illusions

Peeling paint inside The Maples.

Zelda Fitzgerald's Abandoned Sanatorium.

An ornate door

Inside the Pool Park Asylum

Abandoned statues on the garden grounds

18 Abandoned Psychiatric Hospitals, and Why They Were Left Behind

Explore the ghosts of mental-health history.

Including Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane, Zelda Fitzgerald's Abandoned Sanatorium, Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital, and Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center

Abandoned Neverland Ranch

Hobbiton, USA

Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark

Santa Claus, Arizona.

The Abandoned Amusement Park Great American Road Trip

Maybe the only thing more fun than a tour of U.S. theme parks is a tour of their crumbling ruins.

Including SkyPark at Santa's Village, Neverland Ranch, Hobbiton, USA, and Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark

The performances include a rendition of 'The Little Mermaid.'

The Manor

Some visiting Amish at a nearby beach, approximately 7 miles away from Pinecraft. Picture is of either Siesta Key, Lido Beach, or Longboat Key.

Opa-locka City Hall.

Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival

The Best of Weird Florida

America's strange has sunk to the bottom and settled in these Floridian places.

Including Weeki Wachee: City of Live Mermaids, Manor Professional Wrestling Dinner Theater, Skunk Ape Research Headquarters, and Pinecraft

Cheaha State Park

Mount Denali

Humphreys Peak

The Highest Point in Arkansas

Smithsonian Institution Shelter on Mount Whitney's summit, Sierra Nevada, California.

Mount Elbert reflecting in Twin Lakes

The Highest Places in America

Where to get high in each of the 50 states.

Including Cheaha Mountain, Denali, Humphreys Peak, and Magazine Mountain