DallasKarhu's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

DallasKarhu

I grew up all over the Pacific Northwest, moved to the South before the pandemic, and recently relocated to the ancestral homeland of Finland. In my free time, I love to explore the weird and wonderful :)

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Copenhagen, Denmark

‘Liden Gunver’

A somber statue commemorating a Danish merfolk-tale.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Copenhagen, Denmark

Toga Vin & Ølstue

An old Danish political institution where members of government can grab a drink off the record.

karpantschof

Added by karpantschof

Copenhagen, Denmark

Laksegade

This ordinary street was made infamous by a legendary visit from the devil.

Added by kristianndk

Copenhagen, Denmark

Stærekassen Passageway Mosaic

One of Scandinavia's largest mosaics pays tribute to Danish art and science luminaries.

Johan SWE

Added by Johan SWE

Copenhagen, Denmark

Rundetårn

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.

stanestane

Added by stanestane

Copenhagen, Denmark

Geodetic Midpoint of Denmark

Once a meeting point for great thinkers, and the midpoint of the country.

CoolCrab

Added by CoolCrab

Copenhagen, Denmark

Jorck's Passage

Site of the first radio and telephone broadcasting companies in Copenhagen.

Added by Jweber279

Copenhagen, Denmark

Agnete and the Merman

Beneath Denmark's Højbro bridge, a bronze merman and his seven sons forever mourn for the mother and wife who left them for land.

danielrthorne

Added by danielrthorne

Atlanta, Georgia

The Elvis Shrine Vault

An old bank vault in Atlanta is now the eternal shrine to the King of Rock and Roll.

jessemiers

Added by jessemiers

Atlanta, Georgia

Owl Rock

This Native American petroglyph marks the location of an important, Creek trail.

jessemiers

Added by jessemiers

Hagerman, Idaho

Hagerman Fossil Beds

An ordinary rancher stumbled upon one of the world’s largest collections of Pliocene horse fossils.

Added by traceywilson

Glenns Ferry, Idaho

Three Island Crossing State Park

At the site of the most dangerous crossings on the Oregon Trail, a museum explores the complex history of westward migration in America.

slgwv

City of Rocks

This U.S. natural reserve is an ancient spiritual place and rock climber’s paradise.

Added by traceywilson

Crater Rings

Two geologically young and nearly circular volcanic subsidence craters, each about a half-mile in diameter, abruptly break the nearly featureless Snake River Plain.

slgwv

Shoshone, Idaho

Shoshone Ice Caves

This underground cave located in the most barren reaches of Idaho is filled with ice year-round.

Added by Dr Unicorn

Shoshone, Idaho

Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History

Three generations of intrepid collectors display their curious artifacts in a homemade museum right next to the caves they discovered.

shopper1

Added by shopper1

The Egyptian Theatre

An Egyptian-revival style film house in Boise, Idaho.

Atomic Redhead

Added by Atomic Redhead

Boundary County, Idaho

Good Grief

Population: three people, two dogs, and one old grouch.

Added by CrabSauce

Malad Gorge

Some 46,000 years ago, a volcanic eruption led to a flooding event that carved this short canyon with steep vertical walls.

slgwv

Saint Maries, Idaho

Emerald Creek Garnet Area

Star garnets are so rare that you can only find them in two places on Earth—here, you can dig for them.

Added by traceywilson

Mountain Home, Idaho

Bruneau Dunes

This Idaho state park boasts the tallest single-structured sand dune in North America.

slgwv

Saint Charles, Idaho

Minnetonka Cave

Idaho’s largest, deepest limestone cave is known for its quirky rock formations and bat population.

Added by traceywilson

Helena, Montana

Canyon Ferry Lake's Cemetery Island

This cemetery is one of the last remaining traces of a drowned old Western town.

Added by Jamie Cornish

Drummond, Montana

Ohrmann Museum & Gallery

A metal menagerie fills the yard of this museum and gallery, the work of Montana artist Bill Ohrmann.

ski queen

Added by ski queen