notoriousFIG's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place
Leaderboard Highlights
notoriousFIG's activity rankings
1st
Places visited in Sausalito, California
1st
Places added to Fort Worth, Texas
1st
Places edited in Texas
2nd
Places edited in Lisbon, Portugal
2nd
Places edited in Memphis, Tennessee
2nd
Places edited in Tulsa, Oklahoma
3rd
Places edited in British Columbia
3rd
Places edited in Austin, Texas
3rd
Places edited in Houston, Texas
Loading map...
Vancouver, British Columbia

'Giants' on Granville Island Silos

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
Michael Inscoe Added by Michael Inscoe
Vancouver, British Columbia

9 O'Clock Gun

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.
Elliot Carter Added by Elliot Carter
Fort Stockton, Texas

Paisano Pete

The second largest roadrunner in the world stands 11 feet tall in his West Texas town.
Added by Ashawnta
Mineral Wells, Texas

Camp Wolters

Decaying military base deactivated in the 70s is now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts.
Added by Facebook1049881292
Mineral Wells, Texas

The Baker Hotel

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.
Added by Facebook1049881292
Odessa, Texas

Stonehenge Replica

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.
atimian Added by atimian
Valentine, Texas

Prada Marfa

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
gabeschwartz Added by gabeschwartz
Marfa, Texas

Marfa Lights

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
Marfa, Texas

Chinati Foundation

Minimalist modern art on a repurposed military base in rural Texas.
Melissa Marshall Added by Melissa Marshall
Redford, Texas

Contrabando

An abandoned movie set in the desert of West Texas.
Clinton Added by Clinton
Terlingua, Texas

Lajitas Ghost Town

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.
Clinton Added by Clinton
Terlingua, Texas

Terlingua Ghost Town

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.
Clinton Added by Clinton
Dallas, Texas

'Eye' Sculpture

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.
K Cady Added by K Cady
Vancouver, British Columbia

Dude Chilling Park

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.
SamM Added by SamM
Vancouver, British Columbia

Salmagundi West

Antiques shop filled with all manner of curious collectibles.
Added by amarora
Vancouver, British Columbia

The Shameful Tiki Room

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.
Heather Arment Added by Heather Arment
Vancouver, British Columbia

'Girl in a Wetsuit'

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
canuck Added by canuck
Vancouver, British Columbia

Japadog

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.
Added by S Lee
Vancouver, British Columbia

The Marine Building

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Vancouver, British Columbia

Gastown Steam Clock

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
canuck Added by canuck
Vancouver, British Columbia

VanDusen Garden's Elizabethan Hedge Maze

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.
canuck Added by canuck
Vancouver, British Columbia

Mountain View Cemetery

Vancouver's only resting place for the city's deceased.
LeighE Added by LeighE
Vancouver, British Columbia

Digital Orca

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.
SamM Added by SamM
Point Roberts, Washington

Point Roberts

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.
lewblank Added by lewblank