emmylou0715's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place
Cass, West Virginia

Cass Scenic Railroad

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.
jessulm Added by jessulm
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

True Treats

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.
lukefater Added by lukefater
Gotha, Florida

Bob Ross's Grave

Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.
Added by sschmit2
Kissimmee, Florida

Monument of States

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.
leiris Added by leiris
St. Augustine, Florida

The Fountain of Youth

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
Added by Facebook534560498
St. Augustine, Florida

Dungeon Under the Stairs at the Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.
J Ginsberg Added by J Ginsberg
St. Augustine, Florida

Old Spanish Trail Zero Milestone

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.
bibliotech Added by bibliotech
St. Augustine, Florida

Castillo de San Marcos

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
linazeldovich Added by linazeldovich
St. Augustine, Florida

Treasury Street

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.
J Ginsberg Added by J Ginsberg
St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.
ElusivePenguin Added by ElusivePenguin
St. Augustine, Florida

González–Álvarez House

Built around 1723, this is the oldest surviving home in the U.S.'s oldest colonial city.
Added by navdamme
St. Augustine, Florida

Bluebird of Happiness Statue

An oversized bluebird statue returns to its rightful place on Vilano Beach pier.
lmwolfso Added by lmwolfso
Port Orange, Florida

Bongoland Ruins

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.
FraeuleinS Added by FraeuleinS
Port Orange, Florida

The Last Resort Bar

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.
hobgoblin Added by hobgoblin
Ormond Beach, Florida

Ormond Beach Watchtower

A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.
hcw2rp Added by hcw2rp
Orlando, Florida

Harry P. Leu Gardens

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.
themandino Added by themandino
Orlando, Florida

World's Largest Entertainment McDonald's

Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.
jebeasleyx Added by jebeasleyx
Orlando, Florida

'The Traveler'

If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.
Added by TheWarblers
Orlando, Florida

Colonel Joe Kittinger Park

Get up close to an F-4 Phantom flown in the Vietnam War at this Florida park.
Added by The Milk District
New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Old Fort Park

These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.
Doc Nicholas Added by Doc Nicholas
Woodbridge, Virginia

Nash Family Cemetery

The final resting place of a prominent Black American farming family sits in the shadows of an IKEA store.
Added by blimpcaptain
Herndon, Virginia

Herndon Depot Museum

This former train station was once an important shipping depot for the regions farmers.
Added by blimpcaptain
Leesburg, Virginia

Edward D. Baker Memorial Stone

The only U.S. Senator to die on the field of battle is buried in San Francisco but memorialized at Balls Bluff Regional Park.
Added by blimpcaptain
Richmond, Virginia

Hotel Greene

A fake 1930s-euro-style hotel with an indoor mini golf course.
Added by nr1094