Hadley Meares's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Hadley Meares

I am writer for Curbed, Kcet and Atlas Obscura who traded one Southland (my home state of North Carolina) for another. I love history- the underbelly, the unexplored and the amusing. Life is a grand adventure and I am a relentless inquisitive traveler. Let's do some digging!

http://www.hadleymeares.com/

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The Abandoned Village of Occi

Resting on a hill overlooking the coast, these medieval ruins look completely deserted save for their restored chapel.

SamM

Oxford, England

The Saxon Tower at St. Michael at the North Gate

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

Added by aeb341

Holyoke, Massachusetts

Eyrie House Ruins

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

Added by cherv33

Boston, Massachusetts

Salada Tea Doors

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

GregBoggis

Added by GregBoggis

Cincinnati, Ohio

Spring Grove Cemetery

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

Added by adsummum

The Pirate Cemetery

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.

SamM

Falkland Islands

The Shipwreck of Lady Elizabeth

This haunting ghost ship stands beached in the waters off the coast of the Falkland Islands.

SamM

Tallahassee, Florida

Grave of Elizabeth Budd-Graham

This historic headstone is said to mark the final resting place of a doubly-dead white witch.

Mom0ja

Added by Mom0ja

South Kingstown, Rhode Island

Great Swamp Fight Monument

Off a hiking trail in Rhode Island stands a picturesque memorial to a long-forgotten war.

Added by trcourt55

Pomfret, Connecticut

The Abandoned Village of Bara-Hack

A few stone foundations and an old graveyard are all that is left of this once thriving settlement in the wilds of Connecticut.

Added by darenyeo65

Yemassee, South Carolina

Old Sheldon Church Ruins

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

Added by lovatodaye

North Yorkshire, England

Fountains Abbey

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Muddy