Michelle Cassidy's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
Tenerife, Spain

Mount Teide

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.
Curitiba, Brazil

Curitiba Botanical Gardens

Solitary monument dedicated to the beauty of nature.
Essex, England

Angel Wine Tower

Thrilling and delicious complement to any dining experience.
Kew, Australia

Big Axe

Giant wood sculpture in Kew first constructed in 1979.
Kathmandu, Nepal

Swayambhunath Monkey Temple

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.
Duranbah, Australia

Big Avocado

Giant fruit signaling the entrance to a tropical paradise.
Yerrinbool, Australia

Big Apple

Entrance to a famous orchard with nine types of apples.
Sweetwater, Tennessee

Lost Sea

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.
Broken Hill, Australia

Big Ant

Designed by artist Pro Hart, built elsewhere in 1980.
Belconnen, Australia

Giant Mushroom

Children's playground hidden under a big pink and blue cap.
Boston, Massachusetts

Tomb of the Mather Family

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.
California

Farallon Islands

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.
Bandiagara, Mali

Bandiagara Escarpment Cliff Dwellings

These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.
London, England

Temple of Mithras

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
Las Vegas, Nevada

Big Rig Jig

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.
Big Major Cay, Bahamas

Pig Beach

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.
Aarhus, Denmark

It Wasn't Meant To End Like This

Digger attempting to hide itself under 300 tons of rubble.
Foligno, Italy

Calamita Cosmica

The giant skeleton sculpture is surprisingly well-traveled.
Sac City, Iowa

World's Largest Popcorn Ball

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.
Riverside, California

Tio's Tacos

Mexican food and folk art.
Cambridge, Massachusetts

MIT Museum: Arthur Ganson

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.
Baltimore, Maryland

Site of Edgar Allan Poe's Death

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.
Atlanta, Georgia

Mount Olive Cemetery

This small cemetery is all that remains of Atlanta's first Black communities.
Berkeley, California

Tail of the Yak

Handmade treasures from around the world.