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Atlas Obscura is a travel company notable for shining a spotlight on obscure or unique tourism destinations around the globe. Given a tourist attraction and a short description of it, can you name the country it is found in?
If you want to read more about these tourist attractions and more, check out the Atlas Obscura website!
Quiz by JWatson24
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Last updated: February 3, 2023
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First submittedFebruary 3, 2023
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Attraction
Description
Country
Hacienda Nápoles
Pablo Escobar once lived in this sprawling estate... strolling through his zoo filled with hippos and exotic birds
Colombia
Tombs of the Sultans
Quite literally overshadowed by what is possibly Istanbul’s most iconic sight, the tombs date from as early as 1574 and make extraordinary use of tilework, calligraphy, and paintwork
Turkey
Baikonur Cosmodrome
The Cosmodrome was built in the 1950s as a secret missile testing site and as the base of operations for the Soviet space program
Kazakhstan
Ta Prohm
When Angkor was rediscovered in the early 20th century... all of the temples had become overgrown–but none so spectacularly as Ta Prohm
Cambodia
Château d'If
A fortress complex that was made famous by being featured as a location in the literary classic, The Count of Monte Cristo
France
Coppelia
Coppelia was originally built in 1966 at the behest of Castro himself, who... sought to produce more quality flavors of ice cream than America
Cuba
Urnes Stave Church
An old Viking church that has looked over the neighboring fjord for going on 900 years
Norway
Corvin Castle
Tourists are told that Vlad the Impaler spent some seven years in the dungeons of Corvin Castle, a stay which resulted in his eventual madness
Romania
Victory Over America Palace
Saddam Hussein built the monument to commemorate his very dubious “victory” over the United States in the 1991 Gulf War
Iraq
Salt Pans of Maras
Cascading down a hillside valley like uneven steps, the Salinas de Maras were first created sometime in the 1400s by the Incas
Peru
Old Dragon's Head
Old Dragon’s Head is considered to be the start of the Great Wall, built during the Ming Dynasty, and it does resemble a dragon resting its weary head by the Bohai Sea
China
Namche Bazaar
If you find yourself making the trek to the top of Everest be sure to stop in the mercantile community and pamper yourself
Nepal
The Giant Ghibli Clock
Designed by Hayao Miyazaki... while it’s not exactly drawn from his 2004 film Howl’s Moving Castle, it’s been likened to the aesthetic of the anime classic
Japan
Habsburg Imperial Crypt
Twelve emperors, 18 empresses, and 113 other members of the Habsburg family are interred in the Imperial Crypt (Kaisergruft) in Vienna
Austria
Genghis Khan Statue Complex
In 2008, a giant statue of Khan riding a horse was erected... at 40 meters high, it is the world’s largest equestrian statue
Mongolia
Boulders Beach Penguin Sanctuary
This beautiful beach is the home of over 2,000 endangered African penguins, and one of the few mainland penguin colonies in the world
South Africa
JWatson24
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Level 71
Feb 3, 2023
Wow, fastest spotlight I've ever gotten. Thanks!
EcceHomo
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Level 79
Feb 6, 2023
It's an interesting quiz, but my one criticism is that the clues make the answer too simple by mentioning names and places that are easily associated with the answer.
JWatson24
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Level 71
Feb 6, 2023
Since the sites themselves are obscure, I wanted to have descriptions that would make it easier. You might be right that it might be too easy though. I'll keep my quiz as is, but maybe if I do something like this again in the future I'll try making it more difficult. Thanks for taking the quiz!
tom19
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Level 65
Feb 11, 2023
I like the quiz a lot, you should definitely to different difficulty levels. Good stuff though
JWatson24
+1
Level 71
Feb 12, 2023
Thanks!
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