renkessler's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

renkessler

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Boston, Massachusetts

Hood Milk Bottle

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

Arcosanti

An urban laboratory.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Cu Chi Tunnels

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

Dave

Salem, New Hampshire

Mystery Hill: America's Stonehenge

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

Bishop Castle

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

michelle

Added by michelle

San Francisco, California

Maltese Falcon Alleyway

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Tombstone, Arizona

The Bird Cage Theater

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

Liverpool, England

William MacKenzie's Tomb

Pyramid shaped monument with a tall tale attached.

North Yorkshire, England

Brimham Rocks

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

Added by pyrawyrm

Flanders, New York

Big Duck

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

Napa, California

Monticello Dam Morning Glory Spillway

The largest drain hole in the world.

Added by Jehuty

Yorklyn, Pennsylvania

Haines Shoe House

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

michelle

Added by michelle

San Francisco, California

Defenestration

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Underground

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Anniston, Alabama

The Gigantic Chair of Anniston

What better place to take a seat?

San Francisco, California

Ruins of the Sutro Baths

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

San Francisco, California

Camera Obscura & Holograph Collection

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

mojotexas

Added by mojotexas

Salem, Massachusetts

The Witch House of Salem

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Dylan

Brookfield, Vermont

Floating Bridge of Brookfield, VT

One car at a time please.

Berkeley, California

Cesar Chavez Park

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Alto Pass, Illinois

Root Beer Saloon

Taxidermy, Cigar Store Indians, A Model of a New York Tenement and Delicious Draft Root Beer.

Lowell, Massachusetts

The Mysterious Witch Bonney

The Mysterious Witch Bonney, a haunted statue in an old industrial city.

Kennecott Utah Copper-Bingham Canyon Mine

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

Dylan