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Atlas Obscura<p>Queen Trini Lisa in New Orleans, Louisiana</p><p>Chef Lisa Nelson serves up sensational doubles, jerk chicken, and other Trinidadian staples.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=chefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chefs</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=restaurants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restaurants</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=caribbean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caribbean</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=diaspora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diaspora</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-GastroPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-GastroPlace</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/queen-trini-lisa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Queen Trini Lisa</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Elsie’s Plate &amp; Pie in Baton Rouge, Louisiana</p><p>Crawfish hand pies, Natchitoches meat pies, and all manner of other sweet or savory, flaky-crusted pastries abound here.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=sweetandsavory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sweetandsavory</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=bakery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bakery</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=pie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pie</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-GastroPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-GastroPlace</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/elsies-plate-pie" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elsie’s Plate &amp; Pie</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Rock-Splitting Cherry Tree in Morioka, Japan</p><p>A 360-year-old cherry tree grows out of a granite boulder.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=courtyard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courtyard</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=gardens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardens</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=rockformations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rockformations</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=rocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rocks</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=naturalhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturalhistory</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=naturalwonders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturalwonders</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/rock-splitting-cherry-tree-ishiwarizakura" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rock-Splitting Cherry Tree</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Gloucester Road Underground Station Disused Platform in London, England</p><p>The extra platform at Gloucester Road has been used for art displays for over 25 years.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=underground" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>underground</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gloucester-road-underground-station-disused-platform" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gloucester Road Underground Station Disused Platform</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>‘El Mural de la Conquista’ (‘Mural of the Conquest’) in San Bartolo Coyotepec, Mexico</p><p>In this state repository of folk art, perhaps no piece is more representative than this brutal work featuring the town’s distinctive black clay pottery.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=murals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>murals</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=skulls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>skulls</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/el-mural-de-la-conquista-mural-of-the-conquest" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘El Mural de la Conquista’ (‘Mural of the Conquest’)</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Smoot’s Grocery Blues Lounge in Natchez, Mississippi</p><p>Catch a live blues set in a former 1930s grocery store on the Mississippi River.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=bars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bars</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/smoots-grocery-blues-lounge" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Smoot’s Grocery Blues Lounge</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Abe’s Bar-B-Q in Clarksdale, Mississippi</p><p>Steps from the site where Robert Johnson allegedly sold his soul to the Devil, you'll find this century-old barbecue joint.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=restaurants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restaurants</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=barbecue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>barbecue</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=legends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legends</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-GastroPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-GastroPlace</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/abes-bar-b-q" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Abe’s Bar-B-Q</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Dough Nguyener’s Bakery in Gretna, Louisiana</p><p>Dunk your doughnut in a Vietnamese egg coffee or come through during Mardi Gras for the highly coveted king cakes.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=cake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cake</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=donuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donuts</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=coffee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coffee</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=deliciousdiaspora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deliciousdiaspora</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=diaspora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diaspora</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=bakery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bakery</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-GastroPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-GastroPlace</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dough-nguyeners-bakery" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dough Nguyener’s Bakery</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>The Tomato Place in Vicksburg, Mississippi</p><p>Pull off Highway 61 in high summer for fried green tomato BLTs, turkey legs, and boiled peanuts.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=highways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highways</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=roadsideattractions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roadsideattractions</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=sandwiches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sandwiches</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=tomatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tomatoes</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-GastroPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-GastroPlace</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-tomato-place" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Tomato Place</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Sanada no Osada in Kirishima, Japan</p><p>According to Japanese mythology, the first rice paddy in history was created here many aeons ago.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=history&amp;culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history&amp;culture</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folklore</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mythology</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sanada-no-osada" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sanada no Osada</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Keelung Tower in Keelung City, Taiwan</p><p>The bright-orange, crane-shaped tower offers panoramic views and showcases the city’s maritime identity.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=towers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>towers</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/keelung-tower" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Keelung Tower</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Red’s in Clarksdale, Mississippi</p><p>Pay your respects at this juke joint founded by a blues legend of the Mississippi Delta.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=blackhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackhistory</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=bars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bars</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=musichistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musichistory</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/reds-clarksdale" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Red’s</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Solly’s Hot Tamales in Vicksburg, Mississippi</p><p>The recipe for this Delta staple here hasn’t changed since 1939.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=restaurants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restaurants</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-GastroPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-GastroPlace</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sollys-hot-tamales" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Solly’s Hot Tamales</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>The Four Way in Memphis, Tennessee</p><p>For more than 75 years, this living piece of history has been serving exceptional soul food.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=civilrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilrights</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=restaurants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restaurants</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=blackhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackhistory</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-GastroPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-GastroPlace</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-four-way" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Four Way</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Payne’s Bar-B-Q in Memphis, Tennessee</p><p>Line up for a hickory-smoked BBQ bologna sandwich at this family-run institution.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=sandwiches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sandwiches</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=meat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meat</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=restaurants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>restaurants</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=barbecue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>barbecue</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-GastroPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-GastroPlace</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/paynes-bar-b-q" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Payne’s Bar-B-Q</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Tetsugakudo Park in Tokyo, Japan</p><p>A bizarre philosophy-themed park founded by an occult expert.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=parks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parks</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tetsugakudo-park" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tetsugakudo Park</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Rock of Kalikatsou in Patmos, Greece</p><p>A Christian pilgrimage site that may have also been a temple for the Greek goddess of love.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=gods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gods</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=rocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rocks</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=pilgrimages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pilgrimages</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=monks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monks</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>christianity</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roman</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/rock-of-kalikatsou" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rock of Kalikatsou</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Hiorns Tower in West Sussex, England</p><p>This 18th-century "castle" is not what it seems.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=royalty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>royalty</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=castles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>castles</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=architecturaloddities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecturaloddities</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hiorns-tower" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hiorns Tower</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Seacliff Asylum Ruins in Seacliff, New Zealand</p><p>The remains of a notorious mental institution that became known for its structural design failures and experiments carried out on patients.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=insaneasylums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insaneasylums</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=parks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parks</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=ruins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ruins</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=gothic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gothic</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/seacliff-asylum-ruins" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seacliff Asylum Ruins</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>House of Soviets in Kaliningrad, Russia</p><p>Dominating the skyline of Kaliningrad, the iconic House of Soviets has always been abandoned.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=graffiti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graffiti</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=brutalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brutalism</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=abandoned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abandoned</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/house-of-soviets" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">House of Soviets</a></p>
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