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Atlas Obscura<p>Chiang Statues in Beitou in Taipei, Taiwan</p><p>An otherwise typical Beitou alley is home to statues of Chiang Kai-shek and his son.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=dictators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictators</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=statues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statues</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/chiang-statues-in-beitou" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chiang Statues in Beitou</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Wolvenplein Prison in Utrecht, Netherlands</p><p>The imposing structure was originally established in 1580 as a&nbsp;military stronghold.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netherlands</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=prisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisons</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/wolvenplein-prison" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wolvenplein Prison</a></p>
Atlas ObscuraPetwood Hotel Bouncing Bomb in Lincolnshire, England<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=hotels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hotels</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=worldwarii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldwarii</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=bombs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bombs</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=memorials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memorials</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=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/petwood-hotel-bouncing-bomb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Petwood Hotel Bouncing Bomb</a>
Atlas Obscura<p>RAF Harrington in Harrington, England</p><p>The Cold War remnants of a nuclear missile launch site in the Northamptonshire countryside.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=missiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>missiles</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nazis</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=worldwarii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldwarii</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=coldwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coldwar</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/raf-harrington-england" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RAF Harrington</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Écomusée du fier monde in Montreal, Québec</p><p>This Art-Deco-styled, former indoor public bath is now a museum.<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=artdeco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artdeco</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=bathhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bathhouse</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museums</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/ecomusee-du-fier-monde" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Écomusée du fier monde</a></p>
Atlas ObscuraVillage du Livre de Fontenoy-la-Joûte in Fontenoy-la-Joûte, France<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=villages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>villages</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=cafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cafe</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=comicbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicbooks</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=bookstores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstores</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/fontenoy-la-joute" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Village du Livre de Fontenoy-la-Joûte</a>
Atlas Obscura<p>Obelisk of Senusret I in Faiyum, Egypt</p><p>The oldest Egyptian obelisk still standing in its original site.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=ancientegypt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancientegypt</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=roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roman</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=section-Atlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>section-Atlas</span></a><br><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/obelisk-of-senusret-i" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Obelisk of Senusret I</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>The Mosaic of Andreina in Pratantico, Italy</p><p>The largest ongoing mosaic project in Europe.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=biblical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biblical</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=publicart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicart</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=churches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>churches</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=mosaics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mosaics</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/the-mosaic-of-andreina" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Mosaic of Andreina</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Dalat Railway Station in Dalat, Vietnam</p><p>This 1930s train station still gets hundreds of visitors a day despite the fact it only makes a 7-kilometer journey.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=station" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>station</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=railroads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>railroads</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trains</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/dalat-railway-station" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dalat Railway Station</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>STRAAT in Amsterdam, Netherlands</p><p>The world’s largest street art museum.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=holocaust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>holocaust</span></a> <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=museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=streetart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>streetart</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/straat" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">STRAAT</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>St. Charles’ Church in Freetown, Sierra Leone</p><p>On a hill in Regent sits the oldest stone church in Sierra Leone.<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=religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=sierraleone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sierraleone</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slavery</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=churches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>churches</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/st-charles-church" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">St. Charles’ Church</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Hibiya Godzilla Square in Tokyo, Japan</p><p>Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>film</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=godzilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>godzilla</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/hibiya-godzilla-square" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hibiya Godzilla Square</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Three Mile Island Historical Marker in Middletown, Pennsylvania</p><p>On the outskirts of Pennsylvania’s capital city, a reminder of the worst accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</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/three-mile-island-nuclear-accident-site" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Three Mile Island Historical Marker</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Naval Air Station Richmond in Miami, Florida</p><p>Remains of a massive World War II blimp base, now home to a railroad museum.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=worldwarii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldwarii</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=airships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airships</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=navalhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>navalhistory</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museums</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/naval-air-station-richmond" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Naval Air Station Richmond</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Historic Hales Bar Dam Powerhouse in Guild, Tennessee</p><p>The allegedly-haunted powerhouse once belonged to a storied dam.<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/historic-hales-bar-dam-powerhouse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Historic Hales Bar Dam Powerhouse</a></p>
Atlas ObscuraThe London Museum of Water &amp; Steam in London, England<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=waterworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterworks</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=urbanplanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanplanning</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=steam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>steam</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=sewers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sewers</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/london-museum-of-water-steam" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The London Museum of Water &amp; Steam</a>
Atlas Obscura<p>Franciscan Monastery Museum in Aalborg, Denmark</p><p>An underground museum of monks, bones, and medieval ruins.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medieval</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=monasteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monasteries</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/franciscan-monastery-museum-denmark" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Franciscan Monastery Museum</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Elephant Mountain in Taipei, Taiwan</p><p>This hike brings visitors closer to Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest building, than any other trail.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=fireworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fireworks</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=buildings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buildings</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=hiking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hiking</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/elephant-mountain" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elephant Mountain</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>Baloba Munja Mandir in Pune, India</p><p>This temple, in the oldest area of Pune, may date back to the second century.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=shrines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shrines</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=hinduism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hinduism</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=temples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>temples</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/baloba-munja-temple" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Baloba Munja Mandir</a></p>
Atlas Obscura<p>The Railway Museum (Spoorwegmuseum) in Utrecht, Netherlands</p><p>Visitors can still take a train to this former train station turned museum.<a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>museums</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=worldwarii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldwarii</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=holocaust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>holocaust</span></a> <a href="https://libranet.de/search?tag=trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trains</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/railway-museum-utrecht" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Railway Museum (Spoorwegmuseum)</a></p>
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