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Atlas ObscuraJan 14, 2026

Drammen Spiral in Drammen, Norway

There are plenty of scenic roads that lead up mountains. What is decidedly less common is a road tunnel that ascends inside the mountain, such as the Drammen Spiral in Norway. Shaped like many parking garage ramps, it rises over 130 meters in a helix shape found nowhere else in the world. (Although there are other loop tunnels, none have two loops on top of each other, much less six!) Capped at…

2 sights in this story
  • Drammen SpiralSightroad tunnel that ascends inside the mountain in a helix
  • Spiral trollsSightmascots constructed of wood and coiled rope
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National GeographicOct 30, 2014

10 of the World’s Most Haunted Cities

These notoriously frightful cities are beset with ghastly, ghostly close encounters. Glasgow, Scotland: Glasgow is home to the sprawling Southern Necropolis (“City of the Dead”), the resting place of ...

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  • Ypsilon bridgeSight
  • Elsewhere
  • Centro de Arte Reina SofíaArts centreMadrid, SpainCentral building was formerly a hospital
  • Linares PalaceSightMadrid, SpainOnce wracked by family scandal
  • Southern NecropolisSightGlasgow, United KingdomResting place of approximately a quarter million souls
  • Diplomat HotelHotelBaguio, PhilippinesNow abandoned, said to be haunted by nuns
  • Hotel KurrajongHotelCanberra, AustraliaRoom 214 haunted by former Prime Minister Ben Chifley
  • Old Parliament HouseAttractionCanberra, AustraliaAnother of Canberra's haunted spots
  • The AlamoParkSan Antonio, United StatesThe Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution.
  • torture museumMuseumSighișoara, RomaniaRegales visitors with tools of 'Vlad the Impaler’s' trade
  • Holy Trinity ChurchPlace of worshipSighișoara, RomaniaMedieval city's church reached by covered stairway
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