slgwv's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

slgwv

I'm a geologist by training and have taught at the University of Nevada, Reno. I've lived most of my life in the US west and currently reside outside Reno, Nevada. I like hiking and exploring 4wd roads, and continue to check out lots of out-of-the-way spots. A disclaimer: the infelicities in the text on a number of the places I've submitted are due to Atlas Obscura's editing. In case anyone's wondering, my avatar is a picture of Fissure Ridge, a volcanic eruptive center about 15 miles west of Gabbs, Nevada. In addition, more of my travels can be found at the Ipernity photo-sharing site:

http://www.ipernity.com/home/289859

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San Diego, California

San Diego Model Railroad Museum

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania

Molly McGuire Memorial

A monument to an Irish secret society thought to be responsible for a string of violent attacks in Pennsylvania coal mines.

jyackabonis

Added by jyackabonis

Syria, Virginia

Rapidan Camp

Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.

WhiskeyBristles

Added by WhiskeyBristles

Midland, North Carolina

Reed Gold Mine

The first documented commercial gold find in the United States.

lmwolfso

Added by lmwolfso

Boyce, Virginia

Ginkgo Grove Garden

Every autumn, this grove of living fossils erupts in a blaze of brilliant golden-yellow leaves and stinky fruit.

Sydney Rose

Added by Sydney Rose

Ohio Statehouse Fossils

The walls of the statehouse tell the story of Ohio’s prehistoric past.

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Added by Afjsdoiuqnnn

Farallon Islands

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

atimian

Added by atimian

Jacksonville, Florida

Jean Ribault Monument

A monolith replica monument of Jean Ribault commemorating the landing of the French in the New World.

lmwolfso

Added by lmwolfso

Medora, North Dakota

Elkhorn Ranch

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

WhiskeyBristles

Added by WhiskeyBristles

Somerset, Pennsylvania

Jenny Globe

This giant, rotating globe was built to celebrate the expansion of a company that makes steam cleaners and pressure washers.

Traveling Maven

Added by Traveling Maven

Marble Canyon, Arizona

White Pocket

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.

JAguirre

Added by JAguirre

Pleasantville, Pennsylvania

The Little Village

A collection of bite-sized buildings creates a magical mini village in the Pennsylvania mountains.

joedissolvo

Added by joedissolvo

Yarmouth, Massachusetts

The Edward Gorey House

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Suffolk, Virginia

Great Dismal Swamp

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

RogueSuit

Added by RogueSuit

Huntington Station, New York

Walt Whitman's Birthplace

The famed poet was born in 1819 in a farmhouse built by his father.

Added by rutabagarabbit

West Hills, New York

Jayne's Hill

The poet Walt Whitman was a frequent visitor to this spot, the highest on Long Island.

Added by rutabagarabbit

Worthington, Pennsylvania

Yellow Dog Village

Hidden in the hills of Western Pennsylvania lies one of the best-kept ghost towns in America that you can legally visit.

Added by joshyohman

Pottsville, Pennsylvania

Gargoyle Fountain

Outside a small brewery, a Gothic fountain that once provided water to thirsty horses.

jyackabonis

Added by jyackabonis

Lake Powell, Utah

Gregory Natural Bridge

This natural sandstone bridge hasn't been seen since the 1960s when Lake Powell covered it—until now.

JAguirre

Added by JAguirre

Big Water, Utah

Edmaier's Secret

This hidden gem in Arizona is truly worth the rugged journey.

JAguirre

Added by JAguirre

Meriden, Connecticut

Castle Craig

A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.

Holmdel, New Jersey

Karl Jansky Monument

A monument commemorating the discoverer of radio astronomy.

Added by Gamma Draconis

Altoona, Pennsylvania

Reighard's Gold Star Service Station

A full-service gas station known as the oldest in America.

Traveling Maven

Added by Traveling Maven

Kesey Square

This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.

wbranderjr

Added by wbranderjr