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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

Walsingham Abbey in Walsingham, England

A ruined priory that was once a favorite pilgrimage site for English kings.#catholic #pilgrimages #abbeys #section-Atlas
Walsingham Abbey

Casa de Cadillac in Los Angeles, California

Glass-walled, mid-century modern showroom for cars, still in operation.#cars #architecture #automotivehistory #section-Atlas
Casa de Cadillac

Steðji / Staupasteinn in Iceland

A goblet-shaped rock that, according to lore, is the home of an elven hermit.#nationalmonument #mythology #roadsideattractions #folklore #rocks #section-Atlas
Steðji / Staupasteinn

Area 51 Alien Center in Amargosa Valley, Nevada

A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.#roadtrip #roadsideattractions #stores #aliens #section-Atlas
Area 51 Alien Center

Grave of Emil Jelinek-Mercedes in Nice, France

This ornate neo-Gothic mausoleum honors the man behind the Mercedes name—and the daughter who inspired it.#automotivehistory #cemeteries #gothic #graves #section-Atlas
Grave of Emil Jelinek-Mercedes

Panther Intaglio in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

The only Native American intaglio left in Wisconsin.#wisconsin #nativeamericans #mounds #section-Atlas
Panther Intaglio

Butter Cow Statue in Toledo, Iowa

Bronze sculpture paying homage to Norma “Duffy” Lyon, famous for creating a life-size cow made of butter at the state fair.#roadsideattractions #sculptures #cows #bronze #section-Atlas
Butter Cow Statue

Dauer Museum of Classic Cars in Sunrise, Florida

Curated collection of classic cars restored to immaculate condition.#automotivehistory #cars #museums #section-Atlas
Dauer Museum of Classic Cars

Cliff’s Museum of Car Memorabilia in Harrisville, West Virginia

A lifetime collection of thousands of automobile and vintage gas station items at no charge to view.#museums #museumsandcollections #automotivehistory #cars #section-Atlas
Cliff’s Museum of Car Memorabilia

Eldena Abbey in Greifswald, Germany

These crumbling monastery ruins inspired a master of German Romanticism.#medieval #monasteries #christianity #abbeys #ruins #section-Atlas
Eldena Abbey

Belvedere do Grinfo in Petrópolis, Brazil

This spaceship-like structure was once a popular roadside restaurant.#abandoned #disco #architecture #architecturaloddities #highways #roadsideattractions #section-Atlas
Belvedere do Grinfo

Fort Zion in Virgin, Utah

A kitschy stop on the way to Zion National Park.#roadsideattractions #nationalparks #wildwest #section-Atlas
Fort Zion

Berkeley Poetry Walk in Berkeley, California

A Berkeley sidewalk etched with 128 cast-iron poems.#roadsideattractions #publicart #publicworks #streetart #poetry #section-Atlas
Berkeley Poetry Walk

Street Posts Museum in Rotterdam, Netherlands

An unexpected public exhibit showcases the diversity of Dutch street posts.#infrastructure #public #publicworks #roads #roadsideattractions #urbanplanning #streetart #oddities #museumsandcollections #museums #section-Atlas
Street Posts Museum

Funazuka Burial Mound in Ikaruga, Japan

Once a heap of dirt with a shrubbery on it, this unassuming mound in a parking lot turned out to be an ancient tumulus.#archaeology #ancient #burial #mounds #dirt #section-Atlas
Funazuka Burial Mound

Møllehøj (Mill Hill) in Skanderborg, Denmark

The highest point in Denmark has been a matter of dispute for over 80 years.#mounds #observatories #mountains #section-Atlas
Møllehøj (Mill Hill)

Bar Marsella in Barcelona, Spain

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.#absinthe #bars #section-Atlas #section-GastroPlace
Bar Marsella

Tholey Abbey in Tholey, Germany

Germany’s oldest monastery has origins dating back to the 7th century.#gothic #monasteries #abbeys #section-Atlas
Tholey Abbey

Kaleidoscope Desert in Morongo Valley, California

A quirky little oasis in the California desert where rescue animals abound.#desertart #sanctuaries #section-Atlas
Kaleidoscope Desert

Sacromonte Abbey in Granada, Spain

Mysterious texts covered in mystical symbols were found on in caves on this site centuries ago.#religion #abbeys #caves #ruins #section-Atlas
Sacromonte Abbey

Birka Viking Burial Mounds in Birka, Sweden

Sweden's first Viking city is also the site of thousands of burial mounds.#mounds #islands #archaeology #burialplaces #history&culture #vikings #section-Atlas
Birka Viking Burial Mounds

White Rocks Abandoned Complex in Pembroke, Malta

These sprawling military housing quarters from the 1960s are now defunct and hidden in plain sight on Malta’s Mediterranean coast.#military #graffiti #skateparks #swimmingpools #abandoned #section-Atlas
White Rocks Abandoned Complex

Baguio Stone Market in Baguio, Philippines

This market built by German World War I prisoners is made of local stones.#shops #shopping #worldwari #worldwarii #war #masons #stone #section-Atlas
Baguio Stone Market

Bailey's Tump in Matlock, England

A pile of earth left over from a water supply project was converted into an anti-aircraft installation during World War II.#water #warhistory #mounds #earthworks #worldwarii #section-Atlas
Bailey's Tump

National Route 66 Museum in Elk City, Oklahoma

An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."#automotivehistory #transportation #roadsideattractions #roads #museumsandcollections #highways #route66 #section-Atlas
National Route 66 Museum

Autoworld in Brussels, Belgium

From motorcycles to firetrucks and sports cars to horse drawn carriages, this Belgian collection goes beyond rare cars.#museumsandcollections #transportation #automotivehistory #museums #belgium #cars #section-Atlas
Autoworld

Masonic Hall in Cheltenham, England

One of the oldest Masonic buildings, and still in use today.#freemasons #architecture #masonictemples #masons #section-Atlas
Masonic Hall

Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge in Fallon, Nevada

The sump of the landlocked Carson River is a haven for wildlife.#naturepreserves #animals #wildlife #wildlifesanctuaries #section-Atlas
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge

Automuseum Vilnius in Vilnius, Lithuania

Discover the car that once belonged to the King of Nepal in a former Soviet-era taxi park.#soviethistory #cars #automotivehistory #museums #section-Atlas
Automuseum

Temple 2000 in Manchester, England

A small statue shaped like the grill of a Rolls-Royce marks the suburban location where the company’s first automobiles were manufactured.#sculptures #factories #automotivehistory #cars #section-Atlas
Temple 2000

Jesus Green Lido in Cambridge, England

Cambridge’s century-old outdoor swimming pool is tied for being the longest pool in the United Kingdom, but it is also unusually narrow.#rivers #water #swimmingpools #section-Atlas
Jesus Green Lido

Leiston Abbey in Leiston, England

An abbey dedicated to St. Mary, and homed Canon Regulars following Premonstratensian rule.#christianity #ruins #abbeys #history&culture #section-Atlas
Leiston Abbey

Cranberry Glades Botanical Area in Hillsboro, West Virginia

West Virginia’s largest bog is home to rare carnivorous plants.#flora #carnivorousplants #bogs #naturepreserves #section-Atlas
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area

Valhalla Museum in Isles of Scilly, England

Around 30 ship figureheads are housed at this 11th century abbey and gardens.#shipgraveyards #shipwrecks #ships #parks #gardens #abbeys #section-Atlas
Valhalla Museum

Dilmun Burial Mounds in Buri, Bahrain

These 4,000-year-old tombs form a surreal landscape.#culturesandcivilizations #bronzeage #history&culture #archaeology #mounds #tombs #burialplaces #section-Atlas
Dilmun Burial Mounds

Hidden Forest Trail in Las Vegas, Nevada

A spring and an enigmatic cabin lie in a ponderosa pine forest in the heart of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge.#cabins #hiking #wildlifesanctuaries #trails #section-Atlas
Hidden Forest Trail

White Otter Castle in Kenora, Ontario

This log house sits in the remote Canadian wilderness, and holds a mysterious tale of the trapper who built it.#hermits #castles #eccentrichomes #lakes #logging #cabins #section-Atlas
White Otter Castle

Olancha Sculpture Garden in Olancha, California

A charming easy-to-miss sculpture garden filled with whimsical and thought-provoking metal sculptures.#desertart #metal #roadsideattractions #artoutside #sculptures #sculpturegardens #section-Atlas
Olancha Sculpture Garden

Schetzel Grotto in Steinsel, Luxembourg

The cave of a 12th-century hermit is still visited and venerated today.#saints #grottoes #caves #hermits #section-Atlas
Schetzel Grotto

Zealandia in Wellington, New Zealand

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a pest-free haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.#wildlifesanctuaries #wildlife #section-Atlas
Zealandia

Cilwendeg Shell House Hermitage in Newchapel, Wales

This magical grotto is adorned with a complex pattern of native seashells, minerals, and fragments of colored glass.#folliesandgrottoes #architecturaloddities #hermits #hermitage #shells #section-Atlas
Cilwendeg Shell House Hermitage

Nitschke Mounds Park in Burnett, Wisconsin

The property contains 37 preserved animal effigy mounds constructed by Native Americans between 800-1100.#indigenous #nativeamericans #earthworks #mounds #parks #section-Atlas
Nitschke Mounds Park

Antica Abbazia di San Mauro (Abbey of San Mauro) in Sannicola, Italy

This 10th-century seaside abbey holds spectacular views and a window into the past.#abbeys #history #architecture #churches #section-Atlas
Antica Abbazia di San Mauro (Abbey of San Mauro)

Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Dallas, Oregon

A haven for wildlife amid the farmlands and development of the Willamette River Valley.#endangeredanimals #sanctuaries #wildlife #wildlifesanctuaries #section-Atlas
Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge

Emily the Cow Statue in Sherborn, Massachusetts

Dedicated to a local cow who escaped a slaughterhouse and became an international symbol of peace.#christmas #hinduism #livestock #activism #vegetarian #statues #cows #abbeys #section-Atlas
Emily the Cow Statue

Live Oak Allée at Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.#wildlifesanctuaries #art #landscapes #sculpturegardens #sculptures #trees #gardens #section-Atlas
Live Oak Allée at Brookgreen Gardens

Llanthony Priory in Llanthony, Wales

The remains of one of Wales’ great medieval buildings, with a pub in the cellar.
Llanthony Priory

Wild Winds Buffalo Preserve in Fremont

A herd of roughly 250 American bison roam these plains.
Wild Winds Buffalo Preserve