bruceincharlotte's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

bruceincharlotte

I travel a lot for work. Interesting places are interesting!

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Places visited in Carrabelle, Florida

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Places visited in Manchester, Vermont

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Places visited in Tahlequah, Oklahoma

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Places visited in Sharon, Massachusetts

Paducah, Kentucky

Floodwall Murals

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

arc459

Added by arc459

Corbin, Kentucky

Harland Sanders Cafe and Museum

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Anne Ewbank

Added by Anne Ewbank

Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania

Grave of Andy Warhol

The pop art icon's gravesite is broadcast 24 hours a day on his museum's website.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Two-Story Outhouse

This historic lavatory leftover features two levels of defecation stations completely without context.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Mattoon, Illinois

Illinois’ Original Burger King

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Mattoon, Illinois

Grave of Arland D. Williams, Jr.

The final resting place of the hero of Air Florida Flight 90 known as "the man in the water."

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Architectural DNA

An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.

leannatron

Added by leannatron

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Mister Ed's Grave

The granite monument is engraved with the image of the talking horse's head coming through a barn door.

TonboMedia

Added by TonboMedia

Johnson City, Tennessee

Mountain Dew Headstone

This bottle-shaped monument pays tribute to the Appalachian drink that changed the pace of human life.

Added by dashasta

Gainesville, Florida

'Some Were Quite Blind'

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

Added by bleupython

Athens, Georgia

The Tree That Owns Itself

A white oak with property rights.

Added by tangerinewarrior

Athens, Georgia

The Athens Double Barreled Cannon

After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

OneDollarWilliam

Added by OneDollarWilliam

Paragould, Arkansas

Paragould War Memorial

This Lady Liberty is the oldest replica of its kind outside the state of New York.

SamM

Athenry, Ireland

Athenry Dominican Priory

Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

tomlittle

Added by tomlittle

Westmeath, Ireland

Kilbeggan Distillery

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

amandabears5000

Added by amandabears5000

Spire of Lloyd

“Ireland’s only inland lighthouse” is not actually a lighthouse at all.

Added by bruceincharlotte

Athlone, Ireland

Sean's Bar

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

PBJelly

Added by PBJelly

North Salem, New York

Balanced Rock

Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.

Added by zenopox

Greenfield, Massachusetts

Eunice Williams Covered Bridge

Locals say Williams' ghost still haunts the place where she was murdered.

kensears37

Added by kensears37

Ogdensburg, New York

Frederic Remington Art Museum

Located on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, this mansion is home to a massive art collection.

morganccarmody

Added by morganccarmody

Potsdam, New York

Potty Gardens

Three gardens with toilets and urinals filled with bright flowers started as a protest against zoning rules.

kissam

Added by kissam

Syracuse, New York

Upside-Down Traffic Signal

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

Chris Clemens

Added by Chris Clemens

Syracuse, New York

24-Second Shot Clock Monument

This monument pays tribute to the city’s contribution to basketball history.

Added by jmsuits

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Screaming Tunnel

Legend says that this short Canadian tunnel still holds the dying screams of a girl who burned alive.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser