Kaohimaunu38's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place
Leaderboard Highlights
Kaohimaunu38's activity rankings
1st
Places visited in Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland
Loading map...
Inyo County, California

Ubehebe Crater

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
San Francisco, California

Arch of Colonial Trees

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Irwindale, California

Huy Fong Foods Sriracha Factory

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.
Gastropod Added by Gastropod
Nevada City, California

Malakoff Diggins

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.
Added by katherineroland
Calipatria, California

Salton Sea Duck Blinds

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Pacific Grove, California

Point Pinos Lighthouse

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.
Added by Martin
Calipatria, California

Carcass Beach

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.
Added by Astronomer10
Mecca, California

Dos Palmas and San Andreas Springs

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.
jessicahester1 Added by jessicahester1
Big Sur, California

Keyhole Arch at Pfeiffer Beach

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.
Robby Ayers Added by Robby Ayers
San Anselmo, California

Imagination Park

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.
Added by BCico
Los Gatos, California

Mt. Umunhum Cube

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.
Added by akornblatt
Ocotillo, California

Anza Borrego Desert View Tower

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".
San Diego, California

Pearl of the Pacific

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.
jondi letnap Added by jondi letnap
Winterhaven, California

Valley of the Names

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.
kcmick Added by kcmick
Whitney Portal, California

Mount Whitney Summit Shelter

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.
thomasharper Added by thomasharper
Los Angeles, California

The Munch Box

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.
Added by calicoyote
Menlo Park, California

The Great Spirit Path

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.
Added by NeHe
Carpinteria, California

Carpinteria Tar Pits

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.
jondi letnap Added by jondi letnap
Lone Pine, California

Mobius Arch

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.
Added by WindupMan
June Lake, California

Obsidian Dome

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.
Added by scottdfrank
Twentynine Palms, California

The Ruins of Ryan Ranch

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.
jessicahester1 Added by jessicahester1
San Francisco, California

Battery Chamberlin

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.
Added by renakaba
Duncans Mills, California

Mammoth Rubbing Rocks

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.
Added by kevnielsen
Davenport, California

Davenport Pier Beach

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.
Holly Prz Added by Holly Prz