Atlas Obscura

Atlas Obscura

2016 • 470 pages

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Carhenge, a replica of Stonehenge, using junk cars. The Museum of Bad Art, where nine of every ten submissions are rejected for being too good. Ozymandias on the Plains, a hoax sculpture of two legs on the plains outside Amarillo, Texas. These are just a few of the over 600 curious and unusual destinations around the world documented in this book. Even the categories are interesting—urban curiosities, strange architecture, outsider art, bioluminescence, macabre museums, fiery places, and micronations are some included here. A perfect read for anyone who loves Guinness Book of World Records or Ripley's Believe It or Not books.

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