MattB's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

MattB

Curator of the Minnesota Museum of the Mississippi and Other Natural Wonders

http://www.mnmuseumofthems.org

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Tobermory, Ontario

Flowerpot Island

Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.

atimian

Added by atimian

Groton, Connecticut

Submarine Force Museum

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

kweiss2001

Added by kweiss2001

Fallen Monument Park

A sculpture park of the tossed aside relics of the USSR, from Stalin to a massive Soviet emblem.

Allison

Added by Allison

Rothesay, Scotland

Rothesay Victorian Loos

A bay of elaborate, historic toilets are held in high esteem at this Scottish dock.

Added by duncanchappell

Sparta, Wisconsin

FAST Fiberglass Mold Graveyard

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

Added by jenlukehart

Chicago, Illinois

Oz Park

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

rdb

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Peacock Clock

A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.

Allison

Added by Allison

Peshtigo, Wisconsin

Peshtigo Fire Museum

A museum devoted to the victims and the survivors of the most catastrophic fire in American history.

Added by saaramyrene

Athens, Wisconsin

45 X 90 Geographical Marker

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

michelle

Added by michelle

Chicago, Illinois

Inez Clarke Monument

A strange and haunting monument of unknown origin in the historic Graceland Cemetery.

Juniper Windsong

Added by Juniper Windsong

New York, New York

President Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

Oliver Hong

Added by Oliver Hong

San Francisco, California

Palace of Fine Arts

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Mackinac Island, Michigan

Mackinac Island

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

Leslie McIntyre

Added by Leslie McIntyre

Boston, Massachusetts

Faneuil Hall

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Chicago, Illinois

Wicker Park Secret Agent Supply Co.

permanently closed

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

HJHausman

Added by HJHausman

Chicago, Illinois

Chopin Theatre

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

Dylan

Shartlesville, Pennsylvania

Roadside America

permanently closed

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

Added by impossiblesoul

East Haddam, Connecticut

Gillette Castle State Park

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

Munich, Germany

Rathaus-Glockenspiel

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Ingebretsen's Scandinavian Gifts

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

atimian

Added by atimian

Culver City, California

Center for Land Use Interpretation

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

The Silver Dragon - Qiantang River Tidal Bore

A tidal bore with its own festival.

Hotel Ukraina

The tallest hotel in Europe.

stanestane

Added by stanestane

New York, New York

Governors Island

Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.

Oliver Hong

Added by Oliver Hong