Baseball Byways's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Baseball Byways

The two of us have been traveling around the United States since 2002 to see major and minor league baseball. Since it launched and to this day, we have used Atlas Obscura to plan our destinations between games. During the pandemic, however, we stopped updating our "Been Here" list. It is, after all, about going, not claiming to have gone.

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Baseball Byways's activity rankings

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Places visited in Tehachapi, California

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Places edited in Red Hook, New York

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Places visited in Joliet, Illinois

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Places visited in Moundsville, West Virginia

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Places edited in Niagara Falls, New York

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Places edited in Wilmington, Delaware

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Chicago, Illinois

Wicker Park

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

Chicago, Illinois

Shit Fountain

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

Josh

Chicago, Illinois

The Violet Hour

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

Added by lizzieboyle

Chicago, Illinois

The Alvin

A Chicago Movie Palace Lost to Time.

Dylan

Chicago, Illinois

The Hub Theatre

Once an ornate movie theater remade by Catholic Charities.

Dylan

Chicago, Illinois

Goldblatt’s Department Store Flagship Location

Landmark Chicago building narrowly avoided destruction.

Dylan

Queens, New York

La Guardia's Art Deco Marine Air Terminal

A remnant from the golden age of aviation still in use today, Pan Am's Clipper service took off from this Art Deco gem.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Santa Monica, California

Origami Intersections

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

Josh

Richmond, Virginia

Connecticut the Indian

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

Chittick

Added by Chittick

Prospect Hill, North Carolina

Shangri-La Stone Village

A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

KatieBush

Added by KatieBush

The Basque Block

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

Added by DoctorMoog42

North Adams, Massachusetts

Harmonic Bridge

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.

Bozeman, Montana

American Computer Museum

See the computer’s history revealed over the course of 20,000 years.

Trevor

Added by Trevor

Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa

Maharishi Vedic City

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Green Valley, Arizona

I-19, America's Only Metric Interstate

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

steedjb

Added by steedjb

Arlington, Virginia

George Washington Memorial Parkway

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

Elliot Carter

Added by Elliot Carter

Ellicott City, Maryland

Enchanted Forest Theme Park

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

DuckMuscle

Added by DuckMuscle

Chicago, Illinois

Crown Fountain

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

whitney8251

Added by whitney8251

Boston, Massachusetts

Site of the Boston Massacre

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

New York, New York

The Oldest Fence in New York

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis Manhole Covers

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Chauvin, Louisiana

Kenny Hill Sculpture Garden

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.

Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Manchac Swamp Bridge

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

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