marval16's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place
Loading map...
Chicago, Illinois

Calumet Fisheries

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.
rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Chicago, Illinois

95th Street Bridge

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Chicago, Illinois

Nike Missile Site C-44

A relic of the Cold War in Chicago.
AFish Added by AFish
Chicago, Illinois

Flat Iron Building

Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Chicago, Illinois

Man With Fish

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.
satxwdavis Added by satxwdavis
Toronto, Ontario

Toronto PATH

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.
Kergin Added by Kergin
Toronto, Ontario

Allan Gardens Conservatory

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.
jessicahester1 Added by jessicahester1
Toronto, Ontario

Museum Station

A unique subway station where pillars evoke ancient civilizations.
Hector Navarro Buil Added by Hector Navarro Buil
Toronto, Ontario

Bata Shoe Museum

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.
anhie Added by anhie
Toronto, Ontario

Gooderham Building

Known as "Toronto's Flatiron."
Gavin Added by Gavin
Toronto, Ontario

Berczy Park Dog Fountain

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.
Added by sharris
Toronto, Ontario

Winter Garden Theatre

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.
Laura Davey Added by Laura Davey
Las Vegas, Nevada

Omega Mart at Area 15

A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.
Added by Bird Bones
Heidelberg, Germany

Robert Bunsen Statue

A larger-than-life monument to the inventor of the Bunsen burner.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Heidelberg, Germany

Hochwassermarken

Lines on the pillar of Heidelberg's Karl-Theodor Bridge record the dramatic heights of past floods.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Heidelberg, Germany

Heidelberg Bridge Monkey

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.
Collector of Experiences Added by Collector of Experiences
Heidelberg, Germany

Heidelberg Tun

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Cologne, Germany

Papa Joe's Biersalon Klimperkasten

If the tunes of antique organs and musical marionettes don't intoxicate you, the draft beer certainly will.
Reina Gattuso Added by Reina Gattuso
Cologne, Germany

Tünnes und Schäl

Life-sized bronze statues of fictional puppet characters.
Added by meridian99
Cologne, Germany

Cologne's Love Locks Bridge

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
Added by Koeln
Cologne, Germany

Shrine of the Three Kings

The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.
Added by virginiabiorn
Frankfurt, Germany

Bockenheimer Warte Subway Station Entrance

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Frankfurt, Germany

Frankfurt Book Burning Memorial

Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.
Added by Bird Bones
Frankfurt, Germany

Eiserner Steg (Iron Bridge)

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.
SuzieF Added by SuzieF