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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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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Joliet, Illinois

Joliet Correctional Center

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

TravelGal

Added by TravelGal

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Temple

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Chicago, Illinois

300 South Wacker Drive

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

Tim Stafford

Added by Tim Stafford

Chicago, Illinois

Monadnock Building

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Chanute, Kansas

Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum

This museum houses artifacts from American adventurers and filmmakers Martin and Osa Johnson.

Added by amalthornton

Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina

Ben Harris Metal Sculptures

This futuristic folk sculpture park sits along a peaceful stretch of rural North Carolina roadway.

TuttleRecall

Added by TuttleRecall

Washington, D.C.

Walter Johnson Statue

This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Asheville, North Carolina

Thomas Wolfe Memorial

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

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Added by carissapffffft

Brooklyn, New York

Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument

This beautiful Brooklyn monument over a crypt memorializes a grim and largely unknown story from the American Revolution.

Added by ellenbwright

Brooklyn, New York

Smith-9 Street Station

The highest rapid transit station in the world.

lampbane

Added by lampbane

Atlanta, Georgia

Folk Art Park

A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.

jessemiers

Added by jessemiers

New York, New York

Toloache

Discover the taste of mold.

Oliver Hong

Added by Oliver Hong

New York, New York

Spotlight on Broadway Map

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

New York, New York

Israel Miller's 'Show Folks Shoe Shop' Building

Amid the marketing blitz of modern Times Square is an elegant holdover from its showbiz glory days.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

New York, New York

Times Square Hum

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Josh

Riverside, Ohio

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

rbt45769

Added by rbt45769

Montreal, Québec

Canadian Centre for Architecture Sculpture Garden

This hidden park hosts a rogue’s gallery of eccentric architectural obelisks.

matthewhollett

Added by matthewhollett

Phoenix, Arizona

Barry Goldwater Memorial

A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.

Added by Joe Schallan

Buffalo, New York

Silo City

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

Meg

Chicago, Illinois

Wabash Arts Corridor

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

Tim Stafford

Added by Tim Stafford

Detroit, Michigan

Grand Trunk Pub

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

Rebecca Byrne

Added by Rebecca Byrne

Soda Springs, Idaho

Geyser Park

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.

Added by ivancholakov

Brooklyn, New York

'The Dinner Party'

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

lampbane

Added by lampbane

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

Congressional Fallout Shelter at the Greenbrier Resort

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

LeahC