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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Saldanha, South Africa

Donkergat Whaling Station

At one South African whaling station, this industrial extermination led to a feeding frenzy that may have even been a key inspiration for Jaws.

Bagram, Afghanistan

Site of Alexandria on the Caucasus

The West's first incursion into the Afghan world lies buried beneath a military base.

emdrichardson

Added by emdrichardson

Santa Barbara, California

Franceschi Park

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

KirstenCunningham

Added by KirstenCunningham

Malibu, California

The Paul Williams-designed Roberts' House

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.

Heraklion, Greece

Knossos

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

emdrichardson

Added by emdrichardson

Oakland, California

16th Street Train Station

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Bartlett, Illinois

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Sanstha Mandir Chicago

This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.

Added by michele

Breezewood, Pennsylvania

Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

Added by Roooster

Beijing Capital Museum

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

Guo Li Zhuang

Genitals, claws, and faces are served at this Beijing eatery.

Yucca Valley, California

Desert Christ Park

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

KirstenCunningham

Added by KirstenCunningham

Bender, Moldova

Bendery Military Museum

A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.

Darmon Richter

Added by Darmon Richter

Upper Heyford, England

RAF Upper Heyford

A rotting air force base is now home to rare birds and scarce plants.

kingrat

Added by kingrat

Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming

Pronghorn of F.E. Warren Air Force Base

The same security that protects our nukes accidentally protected a gentle herd of antelope.

dzhastin

Added by dzhastin

Los Angeles, California

Historic Orange Grove

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

Added by Kristin Hugo

Rosscarbery, Ireland

Drombeg Stone Circle

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

Valerie

Added by Valerie

Seattle, Washington

Hale's Palladium

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Pasadena, California

Fenyes Mansion

A repository of Pasadena history.

Seattle, Washington

Ballard Terminal Railroad

The spur that wouldn’t die.

Leslie McIntyre

Added by Leslie McIntyre

Pasadena, California

Lucky Baldwin's

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

Pasadena, California

The Pasadena Star-News Building

A newspaper building that made radio history.

Tian Yi's Tomb

The burial grounds of a Chinese eunuch who served his way into the highest levels of Imperial government.

Luke Cata

Added by Luke Cata

Inyo County, California

Fossil Falls

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

checkleyhr

Added by checkleyhr

Calistoga, California

Castello di Amorosa

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

Dustin Stonecipher

Added by Dustin Stonecipher