wherearewedude's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place
Leaderboard Highlights
wherearewedude's activity rankings
1st
Places visited in West Palm Beach, Florida
1st
Places edited in Oyster Bay, New York
1st
Places visited in Palm Beach, Florida
2nd
Places added to Miami, Florida
2nd
Places edited in Asheville, North Carolina
2nd
Places edited in Jacksonville, Florida
3rd
Places edited in Brooklyn, New York
3rd
Places edited in Queens, New York
3rd
Places edited in South Pasadena, California
Loading map...
Brooklyn, New York

Gravesend

Nearly four centuries after its founding, remnants of one of the oldest planned communities in North America are still visible in southern Brooklyn.
Anna Minster Added by Anna Minster
Brooklyn, New York

Plumb Beach

Now owned by the National Park Service, this location was once home to illegal boxing matches.
lampbane Added by lampbane
Brooklyn, New York

Marine Park Salt Marsh

This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.
lampbane Added by lampbane
Queens, New York

Flushing Town Hall

This landmark building is now a vibrant performing arts space with musical acts from around the world.
Added by peppercsw
Queens, New York

The Ganesh Temple of Queens

This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Queens, New York

The Golden Shopping Mall

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.
Susan Xu Added by Susan Xu
Brooklyn, New York

Wyckoff House

Oldest surviving example of a Dutch saltbox frame house in America.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Brooklyn, New York

Gil Hodges' Grave

The final resting place of a former Dodgers and Mets player can be found in central Brooklyn, in the first diocesan cemetery for Catholics in the borough.
lampbane Added by lampbane
Brooklyn, New York

Avenue H Station House

This unusual subway stop was originally a real estate office.
lampbane Added by lampbane
Brooklyn, New York

Monk Parakeets of Brooklyn College

Con Edison’s exotic and heat-loving pests.
HJHausman Added by HJHausman
Brooklyn, New York

Taste the Tropics USA

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."
lampbane Added by lampbane
Brooklyn, New York

Newkirk Plaza Mural and Mosaic

A mosaic made of materials gathered from this Brooklyn community adorns the walls of this tunnel.
Added by YeleFit
Brooklyn, New York

Lindsay for Mayor Billboard

This recently uncovered ad for Lindsay's run at Mayor in 1965 had been hiding for decades underneath a billboard.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Brooklyn, New York

Erasmus Hall High School

A Collegiate Gothic quadrangle that surrounds an 18th century secondary school whose financing came from the likes of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, among others.
Gerard Nolan Added by Gerard Nolan
Brooklyn, New York

Albemarle-Kenmore Terraces

These century-old townhouses contain some of the first car garages built in the United States.
lampbane Added by lampbane
Brooklyn, New York

The Japanese-Style House of Prospect Park South

This unique house, the only one of its kind in Brooklyn, was built as part of a real estate developer's showcase.
Added by YeleFit
Brooklyn, New York

Ocean Parkway Malls Marine Life Plaques

A series of fish plaques that are embedded in the malls of Ocean Parkway.
Added by YeleFit
Brooklyn, New York

Charles Feltman's Tomb

The inventor of the Coney Island hot dog rests in a grand mausoleum in Brooklyn.
lampbane Added by lampbane
Bronx, New York

Bronx Zoo Bug Carousel

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.
daviddoochin Added by daviddoochin
Bronx, New York

Bronx Zoo 'Fountain of Youth'

Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.
larissahayden Added by larissahayden
Bronx, New York

Fordham Cemetery

A small graveyard is hidden in the midst of a bustling university campus.
Anne Marie Ward Added by Anne Marie Ward
Bronx, New York

William Spain Seismic Observatory

An unassuming stone building houses New York City's oldest seismic station almost 30 feet below the Bronx.
Anne Marie Ward Added by Anne Marie Ward
Bronx, New York

Edgar Allan Poe Cottage

The famous author's cottage hideaway.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
Chichen Itza, Mexico

El Caracol

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser