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bryanwoerner

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2015

A fan of the obscure and out of the way places.

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  • Washington, D.C.

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Items this traveler has added to the Atlas.

The intaglio leaves a subtle impression on the land along Riverside Drive in Fort Atkinson.

Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

Panther Intaglio

The only Native American intaglio left in Wisconsin.

Morris Press Cookbook Store

Kearney, Nebraska

Morris Press Cookbook Store

Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.

Official start to the Dalton Highway

Fairbanks, Alaska

Haul Road (Dalton Highway)

This gravelly, dangerous highway is the only road in the United States that leads to the Arctic Ocean.

Spirit of Justice Park.

Washington, D.C.

Spirit of Justice Park

A secret greenspace hides atop a Capitol parking garage.

Strom Party Animal

Washington, D.C.

Strom Party Animal

A public art jibe at one of the United States’ oldest and longest-serving senators.

Rush-Bagot Monument

Washington, D.C.

Rush-Bagot Monument

An overlooked tribute to one of the most important peace deals in American history.

Overthrust Fault

Washington, D.C.

Overthrust Fault

A surprising, but overlooked example of geology in the middle of the nation’s capital.

The Coldfoot Post Office, where your bartender might be the postmaster.

Coldfoot, Alaska

Coldfoot Camp

The northernmost truck stop in the United States.

Brooks Range Supply.

Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

Brooks Range Supply

This general store is a one-stop-shop for workers at the Prudhoe Bay oil field.

El Rey Ruins.

Cancún, Mexico

El Rey Ruins

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

The Arctic Circle Sign.

Alaska

Arctic Circle Monument Sign

The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.

A Union soldier in the jaws of a dinosaur.

Natural Bridge, Virginia

Dinosaur Kingdom II

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

Za'abal Castle

Sakakah, Saudi Arabia

Za'abal Castle

This fortress sits atop a centuries-old well system.

Civil War Tails at the Homestead Diorama Museum

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Civil War Tails at the Homestead Diorama Museum

A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

Al Janadriyah Festival

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Al Janadriyah Festival

An annual two-week festival near the city of Riyadh when Saudis let their hair down.

They Also Ran Gallery

Norton, Kansas

They Also Ran Gallery

A unique gallery chronicles the losers of American presidential history.

Al Masmak Fortress

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Al Masmak Fortress

A 19th-century fortress and collection of artifacts offer a tour of Saudi history.

Bible Walk

Mansfield, Ohio

BibleWalk Wax Museum

This recycled wax museum may be the only one that features John Travolta in a Bible scene.

Panorama from the overlook.

Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania

Kinzua Bridge

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

Site of our 19th President's home and our 1st Presidential gas station

Delaware, Ohio

The Rutherford B. Hayes Birthplace Gas Station

A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.

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