Raven Traveler's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Raven Traveler

I love traveling. When I have the opportunity to do so, I may crosscheck the "Atlas," to see what may be at my travel destination or along the way.

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Los Angeles, California

Chicken Boy

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Added by jdguenther

Orlando, Florida

Discovery Island

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

Added by nonononono

Montreal, Québec

Habitat 67

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

puzzles

Added by puzzles

Boston, Massachusetts

The Ether Dome

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

Added by mbattles

Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts

Singing Beach at Manchester-By-The-Sea

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

treeswithknees

Added by treeswithknees

The Wahweap Hoodoos

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Peach Springs, Arizona

Grand Canyon Caverns Underground Suite

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

Added by zackofalltrades

Chicago, Illinois

Wooden Block Alley

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

Amy Weber

Added by Amy Weber

Florence, Oregon

Sea Lion Caves

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

canuck

Added by canuck

Chicago, Illinois

Dusty Groove

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

Added by lizzieboyle

Toy Joy

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

muse2gaia

Added by muse2gaia

Lincoln, Massachusetts

Ponyhenge

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

Ophelia Ravenia

Added by Ophelia Ravenia

Edinburgh, Scotland

Surgeons' Hall Museums

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

Pearl River, Louisiana

Honey Island Swamp

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

Rebecca Byrne

Added by Rebecca Byrne

Mono County, California

Hot Creek Geological Site

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Ysabet

Added by Ysabet

San Servolo Insane Asylum Museum

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Denver, Colorado

'Unsinkable' Molly Brown House

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

hana

Royse City, Texas

Royse City Futuro House

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

amboy

Holyoke, Massachusetts

Eyrie House Ruins

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

Added by cherv33

Los Angeles, California

Japanese Garden at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

Birbholder

Added by Birbholder

Inyo County, California

Badwater Basin

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

sebastianopagani

Added by sebastianopagani

Newgrange

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

New York, New York

The Manhattan Well Murder

A dark, dank room in subterranean Manhattan was the site of a ghastly murder.

Michelle

Added by Michelle

Tucson, Arizona

Lisa Frank Factory

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.

badgersofdoom

Added by badgersofdoom