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Iwakiyama Shrine in Hirosaki, Japan

An atmospheric shrine of mountain worship that is home to a number of curious folk tales.#mountains #shrines #folklore #folktales #section-Atlas
Iwakiyama Shrine

Tower of the Scipios in Tarragona, Spain

An elaborate Roman funerary monument dedicated to the family of Scipio.#mausoleums #towers #burial #funeral #warhistory #ancientrome #roman #section-Atlas
Tower of the Scipios

Hanford Reach National Monument in Helen, Washington

The only undammed section of the Columbia River in the United States has been preserved, ironically, by its proximity to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.#nationalmonument #fish #dams #nuclear #rivers #water #section-Atlas
Hanford Reach National Monument

Sodbrunnen Rennweg in Zurich, Switzerland

A 700-year-old drinking fountain turned charity for the less fortunate of Zurich.#water #charities #coins #wells #section-Atlas
Sodbrunnen Rennweg

Bonneville Lock & Dam in North Bonneville, Washington

Boats and fish both find their way through this massive hydroelectric structure.#fishladders #waterworks #water #boats #rivers #wildlife #engineering #dams #fish #section-Atlas
Bonneville Lock & Dam

Penistone Paramount Cinema in Penistone, England

This century-old, single-screen cinema still puts a 1937 Compton organ to good use.#film #artdeco #cinema #movies #movietheater #section-Atlas
Penistone Paramount Cinema

Grand Mosque of Mopti in Mopti, Mali

Every year, people come together to cover this mud-brick mosque with a fresh layer of earth.#sacredspaces #architecture #islam #religion #mosques #section-Atlas
Grand Mosque of Mopti

Murales de San Isidro in Orihuela, Spain

A working-class suburb has become an open-air art museum dedicated to a local poet and hero of the Spanish Civil War.#history #poetry #artoutside #murals #section-Atlas
Murales de San Isidro

Castner Glacier Ice Cave in Delta Junction, Alaska

An icy behemoth that towers over you with a blue ice cave in the winter and a roaring creek in the summer.#climatechange #trails #glaciers #ice #caves #icecaves #section-Atlas
Castner Glacier Ice Cave

Juniper Dunes Wilderness Area in Redd, Washington

One of the northernmost occurrences of western juniper can be found in the sand dunes of Washington's Palouse.#dunes #naturepreserves #flora #nature #trees #section-Atlas
Juniper Dunes Wilderness Area

Japan's Biggest Statue of Liberty in Oirase, Japan

Replica of the Statue of Liberty but 1/4 the size of the original. On the same latitude as the original but across the world.#statues #statueofliberty #section-Atlas
Japan's Biggest Statue of Liberty

Floating Sauna Lake Derby in Derby, Australia

Warm up from the freezing waters in this fully functional sauna in the middle of the Tasmanian wilderness.#lakes #section-Atlas
Floating Sauna Lake Derby

Tiny Tombs in New Orleans, Louisiana

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.#mausoleums #replicas #miniatures #tombs #section-Atlas
Tiny Tombs

Iron Sculptures of Sept-Îles in Sept-Îles, Québec

A collection of whimsical metal sculptures scattered along a forest path.#trails #forests #artoutside #sculpturegardens #sculptures #metal #section-Atlas
Iron Sculptures of Sept-Îles

The Original Boot Hill Cemetery in Hays, Kansas

The first graveyard named "Boot Hill" was established in Hays, Kansas, years before better known cemeteries with the same name.#graveyards #oldwest #cemeteries #section-Atlas
The Original Boot Hill Cemetery

Symbolic Cemetery at Popradské Pleso in Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia

A serene memorial that honors the adventurous spirits of climbers who lost their lives in the High Tatras.#hiking #mountains #memorials #cemeteries #section-Atlas
Symbolic Cemetery at Popradské Pleso

'Dividing the Light' in Claremont, California

This public Skyspace created by artist James Turrell for his alma mater puts on a show every day at sunrise and sunset.#universities #installations #color #art #light #section-Atlas
'Dividing the Light'

Iguazú Digital Waterfall in Madrid, Spain

This 40-meter waterfall of light graces one of the most iconic stations in the Madrid metro network.#subterranean #subways #art #light #publicart #section-Atlas
Iguazú Digital Waterfall

Iron Knight in Prague, Czechia

The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.#folklore #ghoststories #history&culture #legends #statues #section-Atlas
Iron Knight