Kiri the Unicorn's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Kiri the Unicorn

Kiri the Unicorn is an avid amateur astronomer and self-professed science geek. He can occasionally be found giving impromptu observing sessions or hiking on trails in the Mid-Willamette Valley area.

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Places visited in Goldendale, Washington

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Mount Erebus

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

Dylan

Frankenmuth, Michigan

Bronner's Christmas Wonderland

World's largest Christmas store.

Goldfield, Nevada

International Car Forest of the Last Church

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

Added by kepiblanc67

Viaduct Petrobras

An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Elvas, Portugal

Fort of Graça

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Gland, Switzerland

Toblerone Line

This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Portland, Oregon

Paul Bunyan Statue

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

lepainperdu

Added by lepainperdu

Gävlebocken

If there is one thing you don't want to be in Sweden during Christmas, it's a Yule Goat.

stanestane

Added by stanestane

Natchez, Mississippi

Mammy's Cupboard

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

Keystone, South Dakota

Black Elk Peak

The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Shanklin, England

Shanklin Chine

This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.

Added by vivianlefay

Portland, Oregon

Weather Machine

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Experimental Breeder Reactor-I

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

Added by kondorqueen

Zagreb, Croatia

Nine Views

This scale model of our solar system hid in plain sight for years before a physics team sought out all the planets.

SamM

Jadwin, Missouri

Welch Spring Hospital Ruins

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

SamLewis

Added by SamLewis

Winlock, Washington

Winlock Egg

The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.

Added by arsnider2011

Los Angeles, California

Norton Sales Inc.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Cat Statues of York

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

Added by Dreyski

Groton, Connecticut

Mystic Pizza

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

Gillian

Added by Gillian

Seattle, Washington

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Kaukapakapa, New Zealand

Electrum

One of the world's largest Tesla coils.

Dylan

Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma Narrows Bridge

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

New Orleans, Louisiana

National World War II Museum

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

Added by ekoptev

Sudbury, Ontario

Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

A neutrino detector built into the largest man-made underground cavity in the world.

Dylan