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Metaforest

I write a lot of nonsense that looks like poetry. Then I hide the poems in various types of digital and printed ephemera so it looks like art. Next, I string fragments and scribbles together with them so that they look like they are actually clues in some grand, unifying mystery. Finally, I leave them somewhere, in public or online, as a sort of street art gypsy-style form of art abandonment. I frequently look to Atlas Obscura for inspiration and references during these endeavors.

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St. Thomas Ghost Town

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

Josh

Techatticup Mine

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Henderson, Nevada

The Simpsons House

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

'Rhyolite's District of Shadows'

A land of debatable treasure.

jase

Permanent Wave Society

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Prometheus Tree Stump

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

Josh

Toquima Cave

This central Nevada cave is the spiritual home of ancient and enigmatic pictographs.

Stokes Castle

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

hana

Yucca Mountain Repository

Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.

Added by LongNow

BREN Tower

Large tower used for simulating radiation of Hiroshima bomb and the tallest object ever relocated.

Amargosa Valley, Nevada

Devil's Hole

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

Added by zackofalltrades

Little A'Le'Inn

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

Added by zackofalltrades

The Black Mailbox

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

Added by zackofalltrades

Tikaboo Peak

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

Added by zackofalltrades

Atlanta, Georgia

Noguchi Playscape

This angular brutalist playground turns playtime into modern art time.

Added by leighbelle

Atlanta, Georgia

'Adalanta Desert'

Beside some power panels, a plaque celebrates the history of an alternate world.

jase

Atlanta, Georgia

Gravity Research Foundation Monument

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

Added by scottdfrank

Atlanta, Georgia

Mount Olive Cemetery

This small cemetery is all that remains of Atlanta's first Black communities.

Atlanta, Georgia

Oakland Cemetery

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

Added by THORGODOFTHUNDER

Atlanta, Georgia

Cator Woolford Gardens

Secret gardens just a few miles from downtown Atlanta.

Atlanta, Georgia

Tiny Doors ATL

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

Toriz

Atlanta, Georgia

Krog Street Tunnel

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Added by DeepFriedDuck

Atlanta, Georgia

Crypt of Civilization

The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.

mrobscurity

Added by mrobscurity

Atlanta, Georgia

CDC Museum

Tour the sci-fi-esque reality of governmental disease management.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble