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Brett Iredell

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2016

Formerly a bartender from Washington, DC, now a wildland firefighter in the American Southwest.

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Follow travelers to discover remarkable places through their journeys.

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    West Virginia Visitor

    As part of the West Virginia Destination Challenge, this badge celebrates the beginning of your journey through West Virginia's remarkable places. Every place you mark brings you closer to discovering more of what makes the Mountain State unique.

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    As part of the West Virginia Destination Challenge, this badge celebrates your deeper exploration of West Virginia's remarkable places. Your journey has taken you beyond the highlights to uncover even more of what makes the Mountain State extraordinary.

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    Route 66 Exploration Challenge

    Ford's Route 66 Exploration Challenge

    You explored one of America's most iconic highways by marking at least three remarkable places along historic Route 66.

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    Ford's Mark Your Map State Exploration Challenge

    You expanded your map during the Ford Mark Your Map State Exploration Challenge and reached the milestone required to unlock this limited edition badge.

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    25 States Visited

    25 States Visited

    You've visited 25 U.S. states and are halfway to exploring all 50. Every state has its own hidden wonders, and you're well on your way to discovering them.

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Places I've been

Places this traveler has marked as been there.

The front side of the Big Piece.

Las Vegas, Nevada

‘The Big Piece’

The largest recovered section of Titanic sits in a hotel in Las Vegas.

Outside Tom Devlin’s Monster Museum in Boulder City, NV, with the owner’s custom hearse parked in front.

Boulder City, Nevada

Tom Devlin’s Monster Museum

A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.

The Palace Saloon

Prescott, Arizona

The Palace Saloon

This Prescott institution is widely considered the oldest bar in Arizona.

Ruins of the kitchen outbuilding

Arlington, Virginia

Abingdon Plantation Ruins

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.

Rainbow Rock Shop Dinosaurs

Holbrook, Arizona

Rainbow Rock Shop Dinosaurs

Giant steel and concrete dinosaurs near Route 66 invite passerbys into a mineral shop.

The Tower of Voices contains 40 wind chimes.

Stoystown, Pennsylvania

Flight 93 National Memorial

Remember and reflect at this 9/11 memorial site.

Welcome to Hershey’s Chocolate World!

Hershey, Pennsylvania

Hershey’s Chocolate World and Hershey Trolley Works

This mobile theater show highlights the story of Hershey through fun facts, unique stories, and plenty of candy samples.

World’s First Muffler Man

Flagstaff, Arizona

World’s First Muffler Man

The first of the iconic American roadside attractions lives on as a college mascot.

Granite Dells

Prescott, Arizona

Granite Dells

A maze-like landscape of globular rocks surrounding two Arizona lakes.

The clock, inactive, in November 2025.

New York, New York

National Debt Clock

This installation turns abstract economics into a stark, public spectacle.

The entrance to the schoolhouse and memorial.

Emporia, Kansas

National Memorial to Fallen Educators

In the aftermath of the murder of six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a memorial was constructed to remember all the teachers, administrators and staff who lost their lives.

View of the "books."

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City Library's Community Bookshelf

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Warm Glow Candle Outlet.

Centerville, Indiana

Warm Glow Candle Outlet

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

Nebraska Bridge.

Tionesta, Pennsylvania

Nebraska Bridge

For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.

The battlefield is one of many components of Gettysburg National Military Park, which also includes a museum and visitor center.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center

Experience the pivotal Civil War battle at this interactive museum.

Garbage Plate

Rochester, New York

Garbage Plates at Nick Tahou Hots

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

Lucille Ball's costumes from I Love Lucy.

Jamestown, New York

Lucy and Desi Museum

This museum is dedicated to a Hollywood icon.

National Comedy Center

Jamestown, New York

National Comedy Center

The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.

Robert Jackson Center

Jamestown, New York

Robert Jackson Center

This institution pays tribute to an associate justice who protected civil rights and prosecuted Nazis.

Intake Tower #2 in the foreground, #1 in the background

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis Water Intake Towers

Odd castle-like structures for collecting water sticking out of the Mississippi River.

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Buffalo, New York

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.

Enjoy a cold drink in patriotic company.

Buffalo, New York

Founding Fathers Pub

Sip a beer under the gaze of every U.S. president.

The front entrance along Niagara Square

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo City Hall

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

Parking Lot Shoeprints

Las Vegas, Nevada

Parking Lot Shoeprints

A bizarre example of collective behavior resulted in thousands of shoe prints in Vegas parking lots.

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