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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Bridge Between Continents

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

williamsssej

Added by williamsssej

Glasgow, Scotland

Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre

The elaborate clockwork contraptions in this Scottish gallery create small worlds of whimsy and horror.

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Added by oliviahc407

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Hash, Marijuana and Hemp Museum

The history and future of cannabis.

michelle

Added by michelle

London, England

London Wall

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

Mark Casey

Added by Mark Casey

Boston, Massachusetts

Franklin Park's Overlook Shelter Ruins

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

Added by katesoeser

Seattle, Washington

Lake View Cemetery

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

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San Francisco, California

Short Story Vending Machine

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

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Added by lewblank

Hartford, Connecticut

Museum of Natural and Other Curiosities

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

michelle

Added by michelle

London, England

Darwin Centre Spirit Collection

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

PaperTiger

Added by PaperTiger

London, England

Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.

Detroit, Michigan

Grande Ballroom

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

Allison

Added by Allison

London, England

The Monty Python Foot

The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.

Added by filmplante

Los Angeles, California

Holyland Exhibition

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

Genki

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Center for PostNatural History

Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.

San Francisco, California

Mission Dolores Cemetery

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Dublin, Ireland

National Leprechaun Museum

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

Shannon Ohaire

Added by Shannon Ohaire

Woodstock, New Hampshire

Ice Castles

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.

dcowan

Added by dcowan

Chicago, Illinois

Leather Archives & Museum

Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.

katarina

Added by katarina

Collettsville, North Carolina

The House of Mugs

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

Added by AnnaMosity

San Francisco, California

Faery Door

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

Alex Mayyasi

Added by Alex Mayyasi

Los Angeles, California

The Silent Movie Theater

The last of its kind in the country.

Genki

Lancaster, California

Civic Musical Road

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

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Bloomington, Indiana

Empire Quarry

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

Mark Casey

Added by Mark Casey

Windber, Pennsylvania

Windber Trolley Graveyard

Collection of trolley cars in the woods represent one man's attempt to preserve transportation history.

Added by vincentpaparella