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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Clark, Colorado

Hahn’s Peak Lookout

A long and winding trail through history led to the current iteration of this mountaintop tower.

evanbonham

Added by evanbonham

Penrose, Colorado

Phantom Canyon Road

The narrow mountain road that carves a path between Florence and Victor is tied to ghost towns and ghost stories.

evanbonham

Added by evanbonham

Chimney Rock, Colorado

Chimney Rock

Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.

evanbonham

Added by evanbonham

Montrose, Colorado

Black Canyon of the Gunnison

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

evanbonham

Added by evanbonham

Albuquerque, New Mexico

American International Rattlesnake Museum

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

Added by mbison

Creede, Colorado

Bachelor Loop Interpretive Site

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

Mira

Washington, D.C.

Washington Canoe Club

This historic boathouse was constructed using salvaged lumber from burned barns.

Added by blimpcaptain

Charles City, Virginia

Berkeley Plantation

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

bakedinthehole

Added by bakedinthehole

Gunnison, Colorado

Alpine Tunnel

The first railway tunnel to cross the Continental Divide and, at 11,523 feet, was once the highest railroad tunnel in the world.

Added by mhoshovsky

Carbondale, Colorado

Penny Hot Springs

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

Added by mtclymer001

Grants, New Mexico

Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

mikewalker

Added by mikewalker

Marble Canyon, Arizona

Navajo Bridge

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

CuriousMichele

Added by CuriousMichele

San Bernardino County, California

Ivanpah Solar Power Facility

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

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Added by lewblank

Baker, California

World's Largest Thermometer

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Added by octoberwitch

Tehachapi, California

Tehachapi Wind Farm

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

Allison

Added by Allison

Goldfield, Nevada

Hard Luck Mine Castle

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Marjorie Perlas

Added by Marjorie Perlas

Metaphor: The Tree of Utah

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Added by emallen

Denver, Colorado

Enchanted Hart Haus

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.

LongDayswithJenny

Added by LongDayswithJenny

Newberry Springs, California

Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

amboy

Boulder, Colorado

The Architect's Daughter at First United Methodist

When this 160-year-old church was being built, a stonemason included a hidden homage to his late daughter.

Added by nealpwright

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Sputnik IV Crash Site

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Lake Michigan Triangle

Paranormal activity on the great lakes.

atimian

Added by atimian

Naubinway, Michigan

Top of the Lake Antique Snowmobile Museum

More than 150 snowmobiles fill this Michigan museum.

gjmount

Added by gjmount

St. Ignace, Michigan

St. Ignace Mystery Spot

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

nbj914

Added by nbj914