Rachel's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Rachel

In her off hours, she likes to travel, nosily explore every crevice and corner of whatever city she's in, and voraciously study the infinitely appealing subjects of plant identification, 18th and 19th century American history, plagues & diseases, mental illness, fringe groups, conspiracy theories, and crime & punishment. She collects books, pressed leaves, and cool things she finds on the ground. She carries an endless passion for the desert that is rivaled only by her adoration of the sea.

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Memphis, Tennessee

Elmwood Cemetery

Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.

Allison

Added by Allison

San Francisco, California

Urbano Sundial

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Vienna, Austria

"Stock-im-Eisen" Nail Tree

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Carriere Wellington Tunnels

An underground city of ancient quarry tunnels hid thousands of Allied soldiers in WWI.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Santa Barbara, California

Knapp’s Castle

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

leiris

Added by leiris

El Cerrito, California

Playland Not At the Beach

9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Warnerville, New York

Peter Shulman's War

One sculptor's lifelong war game is the largest and longest running miniature campaign in history.

Josh

Slievemore's deserted stone village

Achill's most recently abandoned village dates back to to the Age of Enlightenment.

Shannon Ohaire

Added by Shannon Ohaire

Heidelberg, Germany

The Prinzhorn Collection

A collection of artworks exclusively created by the mentally ill that was almost burned by Nazi culture police.

alleywaykid

Added by alleywaykid

Duluth, Minnesota

S.S. William A. Irvin

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

Added by acbehnke

Qesm Saint Katrin, Egypt

Red Sea Blue Hole

The deadliest diving spot in the world is also a stunning geological marvel.

Allison

Added by Allison

Lucerne, Switzerland

Barabas Hotel Luzern

Lucerne's central prison was converted into a tourist hotel with a bare minimum of changes.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Buffalo, New York

Giant Victorian Head Replica

This massive melon is a recreation of a similar gate from the Pan-American Expo.

Chris Clemens

Added by Chris Clemens

Huashan Temple

A sacred mountaintop temple offers a fine cup of tea to visitors who can survive the journey.

Josh

Duluth, Minnesota

Glensheen Historic Estate

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

Added by acbehnke

Brooklyn, New York

Torah Animal World

Every animal in the torah taxidermied and crammed into a Brooklyn townhouse.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Lancaster, California

Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Allison

Added by Allison

Sultaniye Köyü, Turkey

House of the Virgin Mary

The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.

ShannonMDunn

Added by ShannonMDunn

St. Brigid's Well

A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.

Shannon Ohaire

Added by Shannon Ohaire

New York, New York

The Players

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

meganmichelle

Added by meganmichelle

Roscommon, Ireland

The Irish National Famine Museum

An outstanding and haunting glimpse of the horrors of the Great Famine of Ireland.

Shannon Ohaire

Added by Shannon Ohaire

Moray

Huge stone depressions which may have acted as an Incan agricultural experiment.

leiris

Added by leiris

The Big House (Allman Brothers Museum)

The house that Southern rock built now stands as a monument to one of the genre's favorite families.

rockabillyratrod

Added by rockabillyratrod

Tempietto at San Pietro in Montorio

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

The F