lewbryson's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

lewbryson

I write about beer and whiskey (and occasionally about other stuff), which has given me a chance to travel widely. I like to see neat stuff when I do that. My profile pic is inside the Tomb of the Eagles, a 5,000 year old stone tomb on South Ronaldsay island in the Orkneys, which I visited while at Highland Park distillery.

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Highland, Scotland

Oil Rig Graveyard

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

Dylan

Highland, Scotland

CairnGorm Mountain Railway

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.

Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania

Hickory Run Boulder Field

A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.

Added by williamjdeaton

Shartlesville, Pennsylvania

Roadside America

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

Added by impossiblesoul

Allenwood, Pennsylvania

Bunkers of Alvira

Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.

mgstyer

Added by mgstyer

Allentown, Pennsylvania

The Liberty Bell Hiding Place

The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.

Added by adsummum

Quakertown, Pennsylvania

Rosicrucian Pyramids of Bucks County

The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.

Wilmington, Delaware

Winterthur

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

horticulturcat

Added by horticulturcat

Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Colonial Theatre

This historic old movie house was the scene of one of the Blob's most iconic attacks.

Jane Weinhardt Goldberg

Added by Jane Weinhardt Goldberg

Malvern, Pennsylvania

Duffy's Cut

Pennsylvanian mass grave and possibly mass murder.

Added by OctopusRex

Columbia, Pennsylvania

National Watch and Clock Museum

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.

Gerard Nolan

Added by Gerard Nolan

Hellam, Pennsylvania

Hellam Township

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

Darmon Richter

Added by Darmon Richter

Stewartstown, Pennsylvania

Rehmeyer's Hollow

The Home and murder site of the witch of Rehmeyers Hollow.

Added by OctopusRex

Baltimore, Maryland

Edgar Allan Poe's Grave

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Added by pozz4123

Colmar Manor, Maryland

Bladensburg Dueling Grounds

Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near the Capitol to settle their disputes with blood.

WhiskeyBristles

Added by WhiskeyBristles

Washington, D.C.

Sharpshooter's Tree

A diminutive plaque recalls the treetop sniper who almost killed Abe Lincoln.

Elliot Carter

Added by Elliot Carter

Lanham, Maryland

NASA Goddard Rocket Garden

A lawn full of retired spacecraft on display at one of NASA's first research labs.

WhiskeyBristles

Added by WhiskeyBristles

Arbutus, Maryland

The Arbutus Oak

The 320-year-old tree that greeted General Lafayette and rerouted an interstate highway.

chrisblanchard98

Added by chrisblanchard98

Ellicott City, Maryland

St. Mary's College

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

DuckMuscle

Added by DuckMuscle

Fort Meade, Maryland

National Cryptologic Museum

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

AllisonEng

Added by AllisonEng

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Masonic Temple of Philadelphia

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tiffany Glass Mural "The Dream Garden"

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and until recently, the largest glass mural in the US.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cave of Kelpius

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

AaronNetsky

Added by AaronNetsky

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Toleration Statue

Contrary to popular belief, this secluded statue doesn't represent Pennsylvania's founder.

Added by puttyhead