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Old Tokaido Way in Hakone, Japan

The centuries-old cobblestones of a feudal highway remain in the woods of Hakone.#history&culture #transportation #roads #section-Atlas
Old Tokaido Way

Dodge Mining Camp Cabin in Dodgeville, Wisconsin

This 200-year-old cabin was the home of some of the first Wisconsin “badgers” and the site of the broken promises that led to their arrival.#nativeamericans #minerals #history #cabins #mining #section-Atlas
Dodge Mining Camp Cabin

'Santa' in Oslo, Norway

A bold and controversial statue of a Christmas icon, blending adult undertones with playful humor, stands year-round in a traffic circle.#sex #statues #christmas #santaclaus #roundabout #section-Atlas
'Santa'

Three Island Crossing State Park in Glenns Ferry, Idaho

At the site of the most dangerous crossings on the Oregon Trail, a museum explores the complex history of westward migration in America.#nativeamericans #museums #trails #rivers #islands #stateparks #section-Atlas
Three Island Crossing State Park

Lumley Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery in Freetown, Sierra Leone

This cemetery contains a small fraction of the hundreds of Sierra Leoneans who died in the world wars.#worldwarii #worldwari #warhistory #cemeteries #section-Atlas
Lumley Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery

Malmö Spetsbunker (Malmö Winkel Tower) in Malmö, Sweden

This cone-shaped bomb shelter, modeled on German design, is a rare WWII relic that never saw use but still looms over the harbor.#architecturaloddities #bunkers #warhistory #worldwarii #section-Atlas
Curious and Wondrous Travel Destinations - Atlas Obscura

Ahouli Mines in Aouli, Morocco

Large-scale operations in these mines ceased in the 1960s, leaving behind crumbling processing facilities and deserted living quarters.#minerals #abandonedmines #abandoned #mines #section-Atlas
Curious and Wondrous Travel Destinations - Atlas Obscura

Memorial in Smecere Pine Forest in Madona, Latvia

A haunting memorial to those who lost their lives to the Nazi regime lies hidden in the woods.#nazis #worldwarii #memorials #section-Atlas
Memorial in Smecere Pine Forest

Bemisie in Warsaw, Poland

A group of tiny bears has occupied various spots across Warsaw's Bemowo district.#publicart #statues #bears #section-Atlas
Bemisie

‘Jangdokdae’ in Seoul, South Korea

A family of distorted sculptures stands outside Seoul's former imperial palace.#artoutside #sculptures #section-Atlas
‘Jangdokdae’

Cape Kumukahi in Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii

The easternmost point of Hawai'i plays a prominent role in local legends and is home to a lighthouse that survived a lava flow.#legends #volcanoes #beaches #lighthouses #geography #section-Atlas
Cape Kumukahi

Hollywood Cars Museum and Liberace Garage in Las Vegas, Nevada

The most extravagant car collection features a Batmobile, Liberace's mirror ball-ed Rolls Royce, and a stunt car from 'The Fast and the Furious.'#cinema #film #collections #cars #section-Atlas
Hollywood Cars Museum and Liberace Garage

Chief Little Owl in Bethany Beach, Delaware

This monumental sculpture that welcomes visitors to Bethany Beach is a tribute to a regional Nanticoke Indian Tribe leader.#publicart #nativeamericans #indigenous #section-Atlas
Chief Little Owl

Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand

This semi-permanent cathedral was built of cardboard, wood, and steel after Christchurch's 2011 earthquake.#stained-glasswindows #architecturaloddities #disasters #cathedral #earthquakes #churches #section-Atlas
Cardboard Cathedral

National Museum of Photography in Brescia, Italy

The National Museum of Photography in Brescia showcases the evolution of photography and cinema, displaying historical and contemporary equipment#art #photography #museums #section-Atlas
National Museum of Photography

Olbernhauer Reiterlein (Little Rider of Olbernhau) in Olbernhau, Germany

Created in 1935 as a small gift for those who donated to a charity drive, this little wooden soldier became the symbol of a German town.#statues #charities #woodwork #christmas #toys #section-Atlas
Olbernhauer Reiterlein (Little Rider of Olbernhau)

Winter's Clock in Stockport, England

Three mechanical figures—a soldier, a sailor, and Father Time—announce the time on this local landmark.#automata #astoundingtimepieces #mechanicalinstruments #time #clocks #section-Atlas
Winter's Clock

Fort Antoine Theatre in Monaco, Monaco

This public amphitheater was once a key part of Monaco’s defense strategy.#warhistory #history&culture #forts #theaters #section-Atlas
Fort Antoine Theatre

SS American Star Propeller Hub in El Médano, Spain

This propeller hub is one of the last remnants of a ship that crashed off the coast of the Canary Islands.#diving #shipwrecks #ships #section-Atlas
SS American Star Propeller Hub

World's Largest Kachina Doll in Cave Creek, Arizona

This 39-foot-tall version of a Hopi figure stands in Arizona.#worldstallest #religion #nativeamericans #indigenous #history&culture #dolls #section-Atlas
World's Largest Kachina Doll