biodieselbarry's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

biodieselbarry

Although mostly domestic, I travel for work and routinely look for nearby Atlas Obscura sites. When I'm able, I also contribute as I stumble across the off-beat spots I find far from the main roads.

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Phoenix, Arizona

Oak Street Alley Murals

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

Added by slevinkelevra047

Payson, Arizona

Camp Verde to Payson Mail Route Memorial

The handsome statue is a tribute to the post riders who traversed 52 miles of tough Arizona terrain.

rickbbiking

Added by rickbbiking

Providence, Rhode Island

Big Blue Bug

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

Added by mayormammoth

Providence, Rhode Island

Haven Brothers Diner

From horses to stainless-steel trucks, this iconic Providence burger wagon is one of the oldest mobile diners in the country.

lukefater

Added by lukefater

Providence, Rhode Island

‘Time Wave’

A work of art that pays homage to a Victorian timepiece in Providence.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Devils Tower, Wyoming

Devils Tower

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Added by ekoptev

Custer, South Dakota

Crazy Horse Memorial

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Keystone, South Dakota

Hall of Records in Mount Rushmore

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a 70-foot-long chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

Dylan

Rapid City, South Dakota

Art Alley

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

Gregory T Janetka

Added by Gregory T Janetka

Rapid City, South Dakota

Hotel Alex Johnson

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

Vicki Arkoff

Added by Vicki Arkoff

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Fish Ladder Park

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

Added by carlsont

World’s Longest Car Wash

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Mitchell, South Dakota

The Corn Palace

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

Added by CPilgrim

Iowa City, Iowa

World’s Largest Wooden Nickel

This 16-foot-diameter wooden coin has been standing in Iowa City since 2006.

'Eye' Sculpture

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

K Cady

Added by K Cady

Chicago, Illinois

Great Train Story Diorama

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

Elliot Carter

Added by Elliot Carter

Chicago, Illinois

U-505

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Chicago, Illinois

Narwhals at the Field Museum

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

jessicahester1

Added by jessicahester1

Chicago, Illinois

Hidden Egyptian Temple in Field Museum Break Room

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

racheldoyle

Added by racheldoyle

Chicago, Illinois

Man With Fish

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

satxwdavis

Added by satxwdavis

Harvard, Nebraska

Harvard Jail House

The two-cell building in Nebraska was briefly owned by a teenage boy and then a Hollywood dummy.

vatracy

Added by vatracy

Seattle, Washington

Kurt Cobain's Benches

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

cmholmes

Added by cmholmes

University Park, Illinois

Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park

A sprawling outdoor museum filled with larger-than-life works of art.

artistJeff

Added by artistJeff

Iowa 80 Truck Stop

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

lewblank

Added by lewblank