James Ricci's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

James Ricci

Atlas Obscura addict and devoted experience collector, I am the co-founder and CTO of San Francisco's premiere (and only) insect farming company. Always happy to connect with interesting people, so if you'd like to talk bugs, cycling, urbex, startups, art, adventure or anything else, follow me on Instagram @jamesricciofficial, or find me on Facebook at Facebook.com/james.ricci.18 .

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Ponchatoula, Louisiana

Manchac Swamp Bridge

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

Lutcher, Louisiana

Bonfires on the Levee for Papa Noel

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

Added by Tammy Mercure

Natchez, Mississippi

Mammy's Cupboard

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

Belle Rose, Louisiana

Bayou Corne Sinkhole

This sinkhole was created by a tragic industrial accident and continues to ravage the surrounding landscape.

Added by alexfbyoung

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Mike the Tiger

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

Allison

Added by Allison

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Bayou St. John Confederate Submarine

A mysterious find dredged from Louisiana waters.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

St. Francisville, Louisiana

The Day the Civil War Stopped

Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.

Lady Delaney

Added by Lady Delaney

St. Francisville, Louisiana

Angola Prison Rodeo

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

Added by meelar

New Iberia, Louisiana

Lake Peigneur

A miscalculation turns a very shallow freshwater lake into a very deep saltwater lake.

Rayne, Louisiana

Rayne Frog Festival

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

Added by Tammy Mercure

Galveston, Texas

S. S. Selma

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

doddmelcher

Added by doddmelcher

Texas City, Texas

Texas City Memorial

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

Eclectic Menagerie Park

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

hymnherself

Added by hymnherself

Beer Can House

Beer lover's can-covered house.

Added by mbison

Aurora Picture Show

Local arts organization founded in a former church.

Alicekh

Added by Alicekh

1940 Air Terminal Museum

This historical air terminal in Houston is slowly becoming an aviation museum dedicated to the city's aeronautical history.

Added by meghannconley

Art Car Museum

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

Alicekh

Added by Alicekh

The Orange Show

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

The Big Bubble

There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...

Added by threlkelded

Forbidden Gardens

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.

Added by peggysuicide

The Sometimes Islands

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

naturedude

Added by naturedude

Dripping Springs, Texas

Hamilton Pool

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

Mark Casey

Added by Mark Casey

Mueller SunFlowers

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

Dustin Stonecipher

Added by Dustin Stonecipher

Elisabet Ney Museum

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

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