cyccommute's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

cyccommute

Colorado native, flyfisherman, touring bicyclist. I've been wandering in the odd places of Colorado and the rest of the US all my life, many of them from the saddle of a bicycle and under my own power. Atlas Obscura will help me find even more obscure places.

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Aurora, Colorado

Umi Statue

This depiction of the earth mother welcomes new life into Aurora Highlands.

Roaming Buddha

Added by Roaming Buddha

Creede, Colorado

Bachelor Loop Interpretive Site

Take a self-guided tour through one of Colorado's most elevated mining districts.

Mira

Silver City, New Mexico

Dragonfly Trail Petroglyphs

Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.

Doc Nicholas

Added by Doc Nicholas

Pueblo, Colorado

The Goodnight Barn

This historic stone barn is the former home of legendary cattleman Charles “Lonesome Dove” Goodnight.

Anthony Settipani

Added by Anthony Settipani

Lindon, Colorado

Abbott Church

A tiny nondenominational church harkens back to the days of the first homesteaders in the region.

Devin San Luis

Added by Devin San Luis

Flagstaff, Arizona

Monument to the Flagstaff Flag Staff

A replica of the flagpole that gave a frontier town its name.

WhiskeyBristles

Added by WhiskeyBristles

Denver, Colorado

Daniels and Fisher Tower

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

Munringus

Added by Munringus

Flagstaff, Arizona

Grover the Geologic Rover

An important piece of history from mankind's journey to the moon sits in the lobby of a government science lab.

WhiskeyBristles

Added by WhiskeyBristles

Marble, Colorado

Marble Mill Site Park

The site of a defunct mill, that once supplied marble for the construction of the Lincoln Memorial.

Added by kattrewerts

British Columbia

D'arcy Island

This small island has a dark past as a colony for Chinese lepers and a dropoff point for bootleggers.

SamM

Flagstaff, Arizona

TWA-United Grand Canyon Collision Mass Grave

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

WhiskeyBristles

Added by WhiskeyBristles

Soda Springs, Idaho

Geyser Park

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.

Added by ivancholakov

Glendale, Colorado

Four Mile Historic Park

It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.

Added by morgankg

Tucson, Arizona

El Tiradito

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

mlg

Florence, Arizona

Tom Mix Monument

At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.

rickbbiking

Added by rickbbiking

Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Tower of Memories

A seven-story 1920s mausoleum outside Denver houses thousands of remains.

ahnafkalam

Added by ahnafkalam

Pueblo, Colorado

Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo Museum

A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.

helloeverybody

Added by helloeverybody

Vancouver, British Columbia

Vanier Park Column

After spending more than a century on the ocean floor, this shipwrecked column is finally resting atop solid ground.

Added by Jessapplecrisp

Denver, Colorado

Colfax Avenue Museum

This eclectic collection documents the wild legacies of "America's Wickedest Street."

Added by Ashawnta

Denver, Colorado

American Museum of Western Art

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

randibrown

Added by randibrown

Manitou Springs, Colorado

Manitou Mineral Springs

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

R Stemple

Added by R Stemple

Denver, Colorado

History Colorado Center

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

hana

Bethesda, Maryland

Madonna of the Trail

She stares out across six lanes of traffic, clutching a musket and infant with determination.

Elliot Carter

Added by Elliot Carter

Woodstock, New Hampshire

Ice Castles

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

dcowan

Added by dcowan