Raven Traveler's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

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I love traveling. When I have the opportunity to do so, I may crosscheck the "Atlas," to see what may be at my travel destination or along the way.

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Platteville, Wisconsin

The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums

Explore a real 19th-century lead and zinc mine at this immersive series of exhibits.

Added by angiewrightwi

Washington, D.C.

George Washington University's River Horse

The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.

Added by dczippy

University City, Missouri

St. Louis Walk of Fame

A commemoration of over 150 of St. Louis's favorite sons and daughters.

apbreuhan

Added by apbreuhan

Rochester, Michigan

Meadow Brook Hall

This museum was once the home of industry titan Matilda Dodge Wilson.

Added by dczippy

Army & Navy Building

This 19th-century heritage building once housed a department store that supplied British provisions in the city.

Vivek Gadre

Added by Vivek Gadre

Edinburgh, Scotland

Phrenology Institute

Small sculpted heads of prominent phrenologists mark the outside of their former headquarters.

SEANETTA

Added by SEANETTA

Annapolis, Maryland

William Paca House And Garden

This Annapolis home was built by one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Added by blimpcaptain

Kitchener, Ontario

Waterloo Pioneers Memorial Tower

An 18.9-meter tower that pays tribute to the Pennsylvania-German pioneers who settled the Waterloo Region between 1800 and 1803.

Elizabeth vR

Added by Elizabeth vR

Weatherford, Texas

Chandor Gardens

This Texas home and garden was the masterpiece of a British portrait painter.

Added by KatLuminara

Corkscrew and Vineyard Museum

View one man's eccentric collection of nearly 5,000 corkscrews, then sip some Chablis.

Yorkshire

Added by Yorkshire

Brussels, Belgium

René Magritte Museum

A lovely biographical museum in the artist's home of 24 years.

Added by janetcetera

Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania

Beasts of Beaver Meadows

Metal monsters made from repurposed materials lurk alongside this Pennsylvania road.

BluestoneRoad

Added by BluestoneRoad

Bath, North Carolina

Thomas Episcopal Church

The oldest church building in the state.

Poor mans world traveler

Added by Poor mans world traveler

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Hämmelsmarsch Fountain

Some believe that the artist behind this whimsical statue inserted his own likeness as a way to discreetly flip the bird.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Puerta de los Cuarteles de Daoiz y Velarde

This grand gate once marked the entrance to a military barracks.

Xavixavir

Added by Xavixavir

Békéscsaba, Hungary

Széchenyi-Wenckheim Castle Ruins

The ruins of an early 1900s neo-Baroque mansion sit nestled in a local park in the Hungarian plains.

DaisyL

Added by DaisyL

Casa das Pedriñas

This house covered in small stones was the work of one man over the course of nearly 30 years.

Added by alcaparra26

Wytheville, Virginia

Big Walker Lookout

A 100-foot metal tower and swinging bridge that provides stunning views of mountains in five states.

Added by emilyhay

Westborough, Massachusetts

Birthplace of Eli Whitney

The birthplace of the man who patented the cotton gin and pioneered interchangeable parts.

TheDiscoveryService

Added by TheDiscoveryService

Edmonton, Alberta

'Let's Heal the Divide'

A 30-foot neon sign that embraces community togetherness.

aprilmackillins

Added by aprilmackillins

Lakaki Lake

A peaceful lake garden and nature reserve in the middle of a residential colony in Pune.

Vivek Gadre

Added by Vivek Gadre

Cabinteely, Ireland

Brennanstown Standing Stone

One of Ireland's lesser-known megalithic structures.

Xavixavir

Added by Xavixavir

Ottawa, Ontario

Vanier Sugar Shack

Watch maple syrup being made without ever leaving the city.

Diana Hubbell

Added by Diana Hubbell

Toronto, Ontario

Lillian H. Smith Toronto Public Library

This historic library honors the legacy of the British Empire's first children's librarian.

beckyhto

Added by beckyhto