Mitchell Caverns in Essex, California

These caverns in an isolated corner of the Mojave Desert offer spectacular views inside and out.#route66 #mountains #caves #section-Atlas
Mitchell Caverns

Hôtel Cathédrale Unexploded Shell in Strasbourg, France

A remnant of the Franco-Prussian War, lodged in the city's walls.#architecture #warrelic #war #section-Atlas
Hôtel Cathédrale Unexploded Shell

Lucy Tower in Lincoln, England

Remains of a keep that was built shortly after the Norman conquest of England.#norman #castles #towers #section-Atlas
Lucy Tower

Santa Maria La Scala in Acireale, Italy

A hidden fishing village on Sicily's Ionian coast, known for the legend of a shepherd, a nymph, and a jealous Cyclops.#mythology #villages #section-Atlas
Santa Maria La Scala

Museum of Illusions in Zagreb, Croatia

The original location of a global franchise in Zagreb stands out for exhibits that challenge perceptions.#puzzles #opticalillusions #museums #section-Atlas
Museum of Illusions

Hubbard Park in Meriden, Connecticut

Home of the Daffodil Festival, Castle Craig, and a ghostly hound.#hiking #parks #section-Atlas
Hubbard Park

Parque Natural de las Dunas de Corralejo in Corralejo, Spain

Park in the Canary Islands renowned for white dunes that contrast with the turquoise waters of the Atlantic.#nationalparks #dunes #deserts #section-Atlas
Parque Natural de las Dunas de Corralejo

Grave of Felix Schlag in Owosso, Michigan

Largely unknown designer of the Jefferson nickel, one of the most iconic coins in U.S. history.#graves #gravestones #design #coins #section-Atlas
Grave of Felix Schlag

‘Dogs Out of God’s House’ Inscription in Andenne, Belgium

Old signage above the doors of a church with an amusing backstory.#signs #dogs #churches #section-Atlas
‘Dogs Out of God’s House’ Inscription

Wandering Apostles in Pécs, Hungary

12 towering statues once destined for Pécs Cathedral, now sheltering under arches.#section-Atlas
Wandering Apostles

Six Fontaines in Herve, Belgium

A Belgian town divided its water supply into six troughs, each with a specific use.#infrastructure #fountains #water #section-Atlas
Six Fontaines

James Turrell ASU Skyspace: ‘Air Apparent’ in Tempe, Arizona

You’ll never see the sky the same way after visiting this art installation in Tempe.#publicart #art #section-Atlas
James Turrell ASU Skyspace: ‘Air Apparent’

The Curfew Bell in Leadhills, Scotland

An 18th-century bell honors a manager who advocated for mineworkers.#labor #mines #bells #section-Atlas
The Curfew Bell

World’s Largest Belt Buckle in Abilene, Kansas

Celebrating the cultural heritage of Kansas’s premier cowtown.#cowboys #cows #livestock #history&culture #roadsideattractions #section-Atlas
World’s Largest Belt Buckle

David Dunlap Observatory in Richmond Hill, Ontario

This little-known telescope was the world’s second largest when it was built in 1935.#astronomy #observatories #section-Atlas
David Dunlap Observatory

The Glass Chapel in Braine-le-Comte, Belgium

The unlikely Art Deco shrine to marbrite, a vanished glass.#artdeco #architecture #glass #chapel #section-Atlas
The Glass Chapel

Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve in Buenos Aires, Argentina

From a 1930s bathing beach to a 1970s dumping ground, this stretch of Buenos Aires is now its largest and wildest reserve.#naturepreserves #nature #section-Atlas
Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve

Grotte de Font-de-Gaum in Les Eyzies, France

Among Europe’s most spectacular Ice Age painted caves still accessible today.#caves #cavepaintings #prehistoric #section-Atlas
Grotte de Font-de-Gaum

Museum Het Schip in Amsterdam, Netherlands

An Amsterdam School landmark combining a museum and social housing.#museums #architecture #section-Atlas
Museum Het Schip