Gina Buonaguro's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Gina Buonaguro

I am a writer who has coauthored six novels, written dozens of articles, won three writing grants, and edited/proofread for multiple clients. Born in New Jersey, USA, I currently reside in Toronto, Canada where I am working on a novel, set in Renaissance Venice. My interests include Italy, the Renaissance, the artist Raphael, maps, geography, travel, American, British, Canadian, and Ancient history, reading historical fiction, and bingewatching historical series. I’m the kind of person who stops to read every roadside plaque and sign.

https://ginabu.com/

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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

Salem, Massachusetts

House of the Seven Gables

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

JWOcker

Added by JWOcker

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

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston's Old Burying Grounds

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Boston, Massachusetts

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (The Gardner)

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Boston, Massachusetts

Mapparium Globe

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

michelle

Added by michelle

West Bay, Cayman Islands

Hell, Grand Cayman

Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.

JBHewlett

Added by JBHewlett

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

The Arch of Cabo San Lucas

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

Added by lcbudd14

Memphis, Tennessee

The Jungle Room at Graceland

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

Memphis, Tennessee

Sun Studio

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Added by collinqburke

Memphis, Tennessee

Peabody Hotel Duck March

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Memphis, Tennessee

National Civil Rights Museum

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Santa Fe, New Mexico

House of Eternal Return

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

caitlinrinn

Added by caitlinrinn

Bonneville Salt Flats / Bonneville Speedway

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

Added by zackofalltrades

Bryce Canyon

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Added by CherrieGRuth

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Underground

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

La Plaza de la Revolución

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

Go Apocalypse

Added by Go Apocalypse

Prince Edward, Ontario

Lake on the Mountain

A mysterious lake provides fresh water without any source, somehow restoring itself from atop its mountaintop perch.

Added by Sakura Sky

Ottawa, Ontario

Château Laurier

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

michelle99704

Added by michelle99704

Toronto, Ontario

Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation & Fantasy

A unique collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and everything in-between.

Added by MarkShainblum

Luray, Virginia

The Great Stalacpipe Organ

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

San Jose, California

The Winchester Mystery House

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Added by mbison

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Old Faithful Geyser

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

Mark Casey

Added by Mark Casey

Mitchell, South Dakota

The Corn Palace

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

Added by CPilgrim