Petite Ceinture – Atlas Obscura – shaarm
The Petite Ceinture railway circling through the city of Paris served urban travelers from 1862…
59 Rivoli – Atlas Obscura – shaarm
The mid-1800s Haussmann era building at 59 Rivoli was an artist squat for years before…
Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France) – shaarm
The massive Bibliothèque nationale de France is one of the grandest and most storied collections of…
Père Lachaise Cemetery – Atlas Obscura – shaarm
Originally established by Napoleon, the cemetery languished in obscurity until its directors conducted an elaborate…
Catacombes de Paris – Atlas Obscura – shaarm
In 2004, Parisian police were assigned to do a training exercise in a previously uncharted…
Zhangye National Geopark – Atlas Obscura – shaarm
What would you get if you mixed rainbow and rock? The Zhangye Danxia Landforms might…
Huanglong Travertine Pools – Atlas Obscura – shaarm
For 2.2 miles in the Huanglong Valley, naturally formed terraced hot spring pools gently flow…
Tianmen Shan – Atlas Obscura – shaarm
In almost any condition, China's Tianmen Shan looks otherworldly, like a portal to something greater…
The Forbidden City – Atlas Obscura – shaarm
Possibly one of the most recognizable locations in all of China, this world-famous icon and…