See. Møllestien↗ A narrow lane of 28 color-washed cottages, cobblestones edged by hollyhocks, dating back to the Viking Age. Gongen The world's largest tubular bell, it rings to announce the birth of a child in Aarhus. Dutch’n’Dutch (What the hell are YOU? What the hell ARE you?) A sculpture of Arnold Schwarzenegger hugging himself, exploring extreme sports and cinematic characters.
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Møllestien is a narrow lane of 28 small, color-washed cottages running about 330 feet (100 meters) through the heart of Aarhus, its cobblestones edged by hollyhocks that climb the cottage walls. The street feels almost staged in its stillness. It was not always still. The lane predates the 1200s and may follow the course of a path first established during the Viking Age. For centuries, it lay a…
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Each week, we highlight a selection of extraordinary new places submitted by you—our Atlas Obscura community of curious travelers. Where will you go next? Óshlíð On Iceland's northwestern shoreline, along the Westfjords peninsula, are the villages of Hnífsdalur (population 210) and Bolungarvik (population 1,022). For many years, the only route between the two was this winding road at the bottom…
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Libraries are usually quiet. Aarhus’s main library is no different, except when “Gongen” (‘The Gong’) rings a few times a day. Said to be the world’s largest tubular bell, it stands prominently in the building, measuring about 25 feet long (7.5 meters) and weighing around 6,600 pounds (3 tons). Whenever a child is born in Aarhus, the newborn’s parents can choose to announce it remotely by press…
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In central Aarhus stands a sculpture of the bodybuilding movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger hugging a copy of himself. The 7-ft-1-inch (2.15 meters) work was created by Danish artist Søren Thilo Funder in hard plastic and resin. It was commissioned for a 2021 local art exhibition exploring extreme sports and is the only piece from the show kept on permanent display. The artwork is titled “Dutch’n…
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