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Atlas Obscura

Atlas Obscura

10 Surprising Sites in the World's Most Popular Cities

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The Kan’ei-ji temple is a quiet pagoda far removed from the hustle and bustle of the park’s touristy zoo and museums.

Don Julian Santana left his wife and child and moved onto an island on Teshuilo Lake in the Xochimilco canals.

Brooklyn Grange has been supplying New York City with produce grown several stories above ground.

In 1986 , a magical, musical sea instrument was built on a jetty in the San Francisco Bay .

At 88 feet tall, Bangkok ’s Giant Swing dwarfs nearby Wat Suthat and other surrounding buildings.

At Zamalek in the Nile River lies a cool, shady hideaway for young lovers.