JWOcker's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

JWOcker

J.W. Ocker is the author of macabre travelogues, A SEASON WITH THE WITCH, POE-LAND, and the GRIMPENDIUMS. He's also the creator of the website OTIS: Odd Things I've Seen. He has written about his travels for the Boston Globe, CNN, The Guardian, and other places people stick writing. He lives in New Hampshire.

http://www.OddThingsIveSeen.com

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Denver, Colorado

Cheesman Park

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Old Faithful Geyser

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

Mark Casey

Added by Mark Casey

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Grand Prismatic Spring

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

nintendoocho

Added by nintendoocho

West Glacier, Montana

Going-to-the-Sun Road

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

canuck

Added by canuck

The Berkeley Pit

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

jamesb

Added by jamesb

Mount Airy, North Carolina

The Grave of Chang and Eng Bunker

This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.

Added by devilmachine

San Francisco, California

Corporate Goddess Sculptures

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Leland, Mississippi

Birthplace of Kermit the Frog

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Flame of Liberty

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

Added by Alexander

Kilkenny, Ireland

Jerpoint Abbey

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

barnumbrownie

Added by barnumbrownie

Brooklyn, New York

Morbid Anatomy Museum

permanently closed

A museum devoted to bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories through exhibitions, education and public programming.

Morbid Anatomy

Added by Morbid Anatomy

Hartford, Connecticut

Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

michelle

Added by michelle

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Grip the Raven

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Dylan

Queens, New York

Houdini's Grave

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

Allison

Added by Allison

Williamstown, Vermont

Knight's Spider Web Farm

permanently closed

The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.

michelle

Added by michelle

Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn Theatre Fire Memorial

A mass grave for victims of one of the city’s worst fires.

HJHausman

Added by HJHausman

The Great Serpent Mound

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

Mansfield, Ohio

Ohio State Reformatory

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Hollow Earth Monument

A memorial for an outsider theorist who believed that the planet is actually hollow.

Josh

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis Moon Tree

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

Mark Casey

Added by Mark Casey

Alton, Illinois

World's Tallest Man Statue

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

Added by thescousewife

Alton, Illinois

Piasa Bird

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

St. Louis, Missouri

City Museum

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Added by kosack

St. Louis, Missouri

Turtle Playground

This is not your typical jungle gym.

EmilyYaMei

Added by EmilyYaMei