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Stuart Black

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Colorado native, flyfisherman, touring bicyclist. I've been wandering in the odd places of Colorado and the rest of the US all my life, many of them from the saddle of a bicycle and under my own power. Atlas Obscura will help me find even more obscure places.

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American International Rattlesnake Museum

Albuquerque, New Mexico

American International Rattlesnake Museum

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

Bachelor Loop Interpretive Site

Creede, Colorado

Bachelor Loop Interpretive Site

Take a self-guided tour through one of Colorado's most elevated mining districts.

Washington Canoe Club

Washington, D.C.

Washington Canoe Club

This historic boathouse was constructed using salvaged lumber from burned barns.

The main building on a beautiful day

Charles City, Virginia

Berkeley Plantation

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

Alpine tunnel telegraph station

Gunnison, Colorado

Alpine Tunnel

The first railway tunnel to cross the Continental Divide and, at 11,523 feet, was once the highest railroad tunnel in the world.

Crystal River and Penny Hot Springs.

Carbondale, Colorado

Penny Hot Springs

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

Entrance to the cave.

Grants, New Mexico

Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

The old and new Navajo Bridges, from the Colorado River.

Marble Canyon, Arizona

Navajo Bridge

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

Aerial photograph of Ivanpah Solar Power Facility

San Bernardino County, California

Ivanpah Solar Power Facility

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

The World's Largest Thermometer

Baker, California

World's Largest Thermometer

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Tehachapi Wind Farm

Tehachapi, California

Tehachapi Wind Farm

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

Hard Luck Mine Castle

Goldfield, Nevada

Hard Luck Mine Castle

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Metaphor: The Tree of Utah

Wendover, Utah

Metaphor: The Tree of Utah

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Metal gate sculpture

Denver, Colorado

Enchanted Hart Haus

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.

Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark

Newberry Springs, California

Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

The carving of the stonemason's late daughter

Boulder, Colorado

The Architect's Daughter at First United Methodist

When this 160-year-old church was being built, a stonemason included a hidden homage to his late daughter.

Sputnik crash site marker

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Sputnik IV Crash Site

A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.

Lake Michigan's Bermuda Triangle

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Lake Michigan Triangle

Paranormal activity on the great lakes.

Top of the Lake Antique Snowmobile Museum.

Naubinway, Michigan

Top of the Lake Antique Snowmobile Museum

More than 150 snowmobiles fill this Michigan museum.

St. Ignace Mystery Spot

St. Ignace, Michigan

St. Ignace Mystery Spot

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

A shot from under the bridge on the ferry

Mackinac County, Michigan

The Mackinac Bridge

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Near the beginning of the trail, heading out.

Boulder City, Nevada

Historic Railroad Hiking Trail

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

The Seney Stretch

Seney, Michigan

The Seney Stretch

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

Downtown Mackinac

Mackinac Island, Michigan

Mackinac Island

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

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