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ski queen

Spending Kids Inheritance on visiting Atlas sites. After 40 years of on and off travel, love adding the obscura sites to my holidays..

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Oasis Bordello Museum

After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.

cyanidesiren

Added by cyanidesiren

Center of the Universe Manhole

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

taotaoholmes

Added by taotaoholmes

Burke Ghost Town

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

Destination aficionado

Added by Destination aficionado

Missoula, Montana

A Carousel for Missoula

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

Fairy Princess Lolly

Added by Fairy Princess Lolly

Drummond, Montana

Garnet, Montana

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

Philipsburg, Montana

Granite Ghost Town

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

PassionsandPlaces

Added by PassionsandPlaces

Anaconda, Montana

Washoe Theater

This tiny movie theater was the last one in the U.S. constructed in the Nuevo Deco architectural style.

PassionsandPlaces

Added by PassionsandPlaces

Anaconda, Montana

Anaconda Smelter Stack

A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

Added by Meredith Hamm

Our Lady of the Rockies

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

Added by REWALLS

Pekin Noodle Parlor

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

Rohini Chaki

Added by Rohini Chaki

The Berkeley Pit

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

jamesb

Added by jamesb

Socialist Hall

One of the last socialist halls still standing in the United States.

Added by wobblocity

World Museum of Mining

A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.

exploringwithesch

Added by exploringwithesch

Dugout Dick Memorial

An Idaho legend carved out a cave village with his own two hands.

Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns

These century-old beehive-shaped kilns were built to produce charcoal for nearby mines.

Dillon, Montana

Old Pitt's Burial Site

The famous 102-year-old circus elephant was struck and killed by lightning.

Added by elishafoster

Gilmore Ghost Town

A few dilapidated structures are all that remain of this deserted former silver mining town.

The Black Cliffs

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

Added by cait8lin

Re-POP Gifts

This pop-culture shop also offers the chance to become part of their favorite tv show or movie.

Added by missc c9030ab2

Old Idaho State Penitentiary

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

leiris

Added by leiris

Idaho City, Idaho

Idaho City

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

Added by letsgogetsometacos

Custer Ghost Town

See just what life was like in a 19th-century prospecting town.

Freak Alley Gallery

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

Added by kaitlyn2june2

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Irish Famine Memorial

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

Ciaran

Added by Ciaran