Jonathann Gougnon's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Jonathann Gougnon

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Places visited in Heimaey, Iceland

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Places visited in Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia

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Places visited in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France

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Seikan Tunnel

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Fréjus, France

Barrage de Malpasset (Malpasset Dam)

The ruins stand as a somber reminder of France’s worst civil catastrophe of the 20th century.

Added by michilio

'Le Mur des Canuts'

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

Amrapali

Added by Amrapali

Queens Domain, Australia

The Ruins of the Beaumaris Zoo

The abandoned remains of a once popular zoo, and the grave of the last known Tasmanian Tiger.

jbartlett2000

Added by jbartlett2000

Maastricht, Netherlands

St. Pietersberg Caves

Incredible labyrinth of man made caves.

serflac

Added by serflac

Stahovica, Slovenia

Velika Planina

An otherworldly alpine pasture with its own unique microculture that recalls Middle Earth.

Noah Charney

Added by Noah Charney

Jezero, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Watermills of Jajce

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Added by mandacvitic

Red Cross Concentration Camp

A Red Cross memorial museum at the site of the Niš concentration camp that operated for four eventful years during World War II.

Added by usrejected

Reykholt, Iceland

Friðheimar

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

stephanieah27

Added by stephanieah27

Portobelo, Panama

Black Christ of Portobelo

A mysterious dark-skinned Christ statue has been this town's religious center for centuries.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Benidorm, Spain

Intempo Building

This 47-story "M" needed 20 years to be completed

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Montreal, Québec

Le Stade Olympique

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

Jennifer Richardson

Added by Jennifer Richardson

Suzdal', Russia

Museum of Wooden Architecture and Peasant Life

300-year-old villagers houses and traditional churches preserve a nearly lost piece of Russian history.

Added by kgignatyev

Derby, Australia

Derby Boab 'Prison Tree'

Critics argue this boab tree has been mislabeled for the sake of dark tourism, undermining its spiritual significance.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Kronshtadt, Russia

Fort Zverev

Nightmarish example of the unintended consequences of weapons testing.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Hunza Nagar, Pakistan

Attabad Lake

This dazzlingly turquoise mountain lake was created in the wake of a natural disaster.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France

Cimetière de Liers

Huge Russian Orthodox cemetery in danger of being converted into open public space.

Added by pepsiline

Waldsassen, Germany

The Skeletons of Waldsassen Basilica

Skeletons dressed in extravagant 18th century royal costumes cavort in the aisles of this German basilica.

Drogheda, Ireland

St. Oliver Plunkett's Head

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

Added by trigger2lips

The Milky Seas

The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.

Dylan

Suwarrow Atoll

A desert island with both a buried treasure and a famous castaway.

Dylan

Copenhagen, Denmark

Elephant Gate

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

Carthage, Texas

Last Remaining Boundary Marker for the Republic of Texas

The only international border marker within the United States.

Added by bcarusella

Telegraph Field Valentia Island

This beautiful site is where the first transatlantic telegraph was sent from.

Added by tonyallan