Raven Traveler's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Raven Traveler

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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Schulenburg, Texas

Painted Churches of Texas

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

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Added by lewblank

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Added by sideshowilly

Dawson, Pennsylvania

Body Farm in Pennsylvania

A macabre farm reserved part of its 222-acres for dead bodies, all in the name of science.

katiebaker4

Added by katiebaker4

Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Iona Abbey

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

Added by rayodiorne

Boston, Massachusetts

Fenway Victory Gardens

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

Added by printern

Blériot Memorial

A granite plane marks the site where a French aviator completed the first airplane flight across the English channel.

Tsaghkunk, Armenia

Tsaghkunk Restaurant

This modern tandoor eatery was once a canteen for Soviet farmers.

Ella Morton

Added by Ella Morton

Baldwin City, Kansas

Coal Creek Library

One of the oldest continually operated libraries in Kansas.

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Added by backroadsphotog

Beveridge, Australia

Ned Kelly's House

From this modest childhood home, Ned Kelly went on to become Australia’s most infamous bushranger.

Gavin

Manila, Philippines

San Sebastian Church

A church made of steel.

Jon Opol

Added by Jon Opol

Central City, Kentucky

Everly Brothers Monument

Home to a monument dedicated to the American Rock duo along with a collection of music memorabilia.

Naturally Cherish

Added by Naturally Cherish

Washington, D.C.

Chain Bridge Road School

A rare example of a rural school in Washington, D.C.

Added by blimpcaptain

Mar Lodj, Senegal

Forgotten Cannons of Sine Saloum

This rusting artillery is a relic of Vichy France's influence in West Africa.

LaTortueNoire

Added by LaTortueNoire

Rockville, Connecticut

Cogswell Memorial Fountain

Dr. Henry Cogswell hoped that his elaborate drinking fountains would dissuade people from drinking alcohol.

Johnmeszaros

Added by Johnmeszaros

Zaragoza, Spain

Reloj Solar Multicaja-Zaragoza

The world's largest sundial can cast a shadow more than 1,600 feet long.

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Added by mascall

Headington, England

The Narnia Window

Beside the pew where C.S. Lewis often sat while attending church, a window filled with characters from his beloved stories.

Added by mitchellbtyler

Hamilton, Missouri

World's Largest Spool of Thread

Outside the Missouri Quilt Museum, this large spool has more than one million yards of thread—and counting.

Added by randinboord

Dublin, Ireland

Rory Gallagher Corner

A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.

Xavixavir

Added by Xavixavir

Seattle, Washington

Dusty Strings

This music school doubles as a store for unique, hand-crafted, and hard-to-find instruments.

Added by heshsf

Seattle, Washington

Tai Tung

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

Added by heshsf

Seattle, Washington

Fantagraphics

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

Added by heshsf

Atlanta, Georgia

The Consulate

No passport is required to eat around the world at this elegant restaurant.

Added by juliekraut

Berlin, Germany

AVUS-Tribüne (Automobile Traffic and Practice Road)

The world's first motorway was used as a racetrack until the late 1990s.

Gavin

Skopje, North Macedonia

Memorial House of Mother Teresa

In the hometown of the Catholic saint and Nobel Peace Prize winner, a memorial dedicated to her legacy.

Max Cortesi

Added by Max Cortesi