Hetaira Thais's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Hetaira Thais

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Places visited in Anchorage, Alaska

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Places edited in Cancún, Mexico

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Places visited in Pompeii, Italy

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Places visited in Messinia, Greece

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Places edited in East Liverpool, Ohio

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Places visited in Kalamata, Greece

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Places visited in Palmer, Alaska

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Fairfield, Ohio

Jungle Jim's International Market

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

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Added by efflerruthy

Weirton, West Virginia

Weirton

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

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Added by lewblank

New Wilmington, Pennsylvania

Old No. 8 Schoolhouse

Antiques and recycled art surround this cabin designed to resemble a 19th-century schoolhouse.

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Cleveland, Ohio

Streetcar Deck of the Detroit-Superior Bridge

Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.

Rick Jennings

Added by Rick Jennings

Fall River, Massachusetts

Battleship Cove

The world's largest collection of historic U.S. military naval vessels.

TheDiscoveryService

Added by TheDiscoveryService

Yachats, Oregon

Bazalgette the Whale

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

R Stemple

Added by R Stemple

Torslanda, Sweden

Tumlehed Rock Paintings

Sweden's southernmost prehistoric rock art is hidden just outside Gothenburg.

Added by johansorensson02

DuPont Explosives Depot Ruins

The crumbling remains of Juneau's explosives storage site.

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Added by Drew412T

Treadwell Ruins

The ruins of this Alaska gold mine form a gorgeous ghost town.

Added by Pandoras Guard

Cancún, Mexico

El Rey Ruins

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

bryanwoerner

Added by bryanwoerner

Ponce, Puerto Rico

Calle 25 de Enero

These red and black houses were awarded to the firefighters who saved their city from an enormous blaze.

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Added by CDVV86

Guánica, Puerto Rico

Guánica Lighthouse Ruins

Invading U.S. troops were first seen from this now-abandoned tower, leading to the Spanish-American War.

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Added by CDVV86

Guánica, Puerto Rico

Guayacán Centenario

A resilient tree that has survived for more than 700 years in Guánica Dry Forest.

Added by colleencourtney c93b920e

Rockford, Michigan

The Corner Bar and Hot Dog Hall of Fame

With over 5,000 champions, the Hall of Fame continues to draw amateur eaters.

Added by aormond

Lowell charter Township, Michigan

James C. Veen Observatory

This observatory comes complete with three separate telescopes and a dedicated community of amateur and expert astronomers.

Kiri the Unicorn

Added by Kiri the Unicorn

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Steelcase Pyramid

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

Added by wfbissell

Saugatuck, Michigan

Saugatuck Chain Ferry

This is the last hand-cranked chain ferry of its kind in operation in the United States.

Added by kevinarlyndrew

Douglas, Michigan

'New Singapore'

On the shores of Lake Kalamazoo, a plaque marks a fictional event where an island nation ran aground.

jase

Holland, Michigan

'Nozoimi'

Outside Hope College in Holland, Michigan, a marker honors a University without people from the fictional Kcymaerxthaereal times.

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Holland, Michigan

Windmill Island Gardens

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.

Maria Valeria Diaz

Added by Maria Valeria Diaz

Holland, Michigan

Tulip Time Festival

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

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Added by nbj914

Buffalo, New York

Edward M. Cotter

This vessel is believed to be the oldest operating fireboat in the world.

Added by noeldtroll

Buffalo, New York

Silo City

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

Meg

Cambridge, Ontario

Millicent Milroy Memorial

The tombstone epitaph of Millicent Milroy commemorates her "marriage" to King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor.

Longinus Balo

Added by Longinus Balo