pfdeaver's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

pfdeaver

I have family on 3 continents, in England, and have traveled all but Africa and Antarctica, searching out unique, interesting and odd places. Atlas Obscura knows many of these places. Likewise, I could share a few!

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Places visited in East Molesey, England

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Places visited in Hilo, Hawaii

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Places visited in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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Places visited in Huntsville, Alabama

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Mauna Kea

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

Trevor

Added by Trevor

Banff Springs Hotel

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Field, British Columbia

Yoho National Park

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Huehuetlán, Mexico

Sótano de las Golondrinas (Cave of Swallows)

The largest cave shaft in the world is home to thousands of birds and popular with BASE jumpers.

Xilitla, Mexico

Las Pozas

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Cats of Jackson Square

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

Lady Delaney

Added by Lady Delaney

New Orleans, Louisiana

Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Pensacola Beach, Florida

Fort Pickens

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

hopecorrigan1

Added by hopecorrigan1

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The Hodges Meteorite

This space rock fragment is one of the only meteors to have ever struck a human.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Carrollton, Alabama

Henry Wells' Lightning Portrait

The terrified face of Henry Wells is etched on this garret window.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Haleyville, Alabama

Alabama's Natural Bridge

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

Added by heavychevy13

Birmingham, Alabama

Statue of Vulcan

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Dylan

Birmingham, Alabama

Sloss Furnaces

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Scottsboro, Alabama

Unclaimed Baggage Center

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

KaliaK

Added by KaliaK

Huntsville, Alabama

The Grave of Miss Baker

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Huntsville, Alabama

Dead Children's Playground

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

emilydmonson

Added by emilydmonson

Slab for the Ruhr

This monolithic slab of art metal crowns a German slag heap.

JSB

Wiltshire, England

Silbury Hill

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

Added by bondps

Wiltshire, England

Avebury

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

Swindon, England

Swindon Magic Roundabout

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

Added by kevinflood