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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San Francisco, California

Site of 1906 Earthquake Refugee Camps

Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

San Francisco, California

Lotta's Fountain

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Shalaco

Added by Shalaco

Olema, California

1906 Earthquake Fence

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

San Francisco, California

Pier 22½ & the SFFD Fire Boats

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

Potter, Nebraska

Sioux Army Depot

Storage units with a wartime past.

mlaaker

Added by mlaaker

Zauo

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

Oliver Hong

Added by Oliver Hong

Newbury Park, California

Stagecoach Inn Museum

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

Elise

Helsinki, Finland

The National Library of Finland

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

michelle

Added by michelle

Paucartambo, Peru

The Festival of Paucartambo

Ain't no party like a ghost town party.

Benjy

New York, New York

Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.

The Hobo Museum

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

Laetitia Barbier

Added by Laetitia Barbier

Stockton, Australia

The Nobbys Gunpowder Tunnels

A series of gun powder chambers currently hidden from view within Nobbys Headland in Newcastle, Australia.

Added by GionniDG

Woodsreef, Australia

Woodsreef Asbestos Mine

Asbestos pit mine abandoned in 1983 is still dangerous thirty years later.

Rossco

Added by Rossco

Schroeder, Minnesota

Father Baraga's Cross

A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Giant Ants

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

rustbeltjessie

Added by rustbeltjessie

Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.

Allison

Added by Allison

San Francisco, California

The House of Days

An unassuming grey box sitting on San Francisco's Pier 17 is a "sky diary" of the coastal city's temperamental weather.

HashielDammit

Added by HashielDammit

Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Baikonur Cosmodrome

World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.

Trevor

Added by Trevor

Newcastle, Australia

Newcastle City Morgue Echo Spot

By standing on a particular paving stone in the courtyard, you'll hear an echo that shouldn't be.

ajscully

Added by ajscully

The Flowers of Kaffeklubben Island

The world's northernmost flowers cling tenuously to life on desolate Kaffeklubben Island.

naturedude

Added by naturedude

Managua, Nicaragua

The Old Cathedral of Managua - Catedral de Santiago

A crumbling cathedral condemned by an earthquake.

mdbroderick

Added by mdbroderick

Bisbee, Arizona

The Shady Dell

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

Fort Bragg, California

International Sea Glass Museum

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

rebeccaclara

Added by rebeccaclara

Dublin, Ireland

Dublin Whiskey Fire

A devastating booze inferno poured through the streets, claiming several victims who drank it.

Josh