e1savage's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

e1savage

I am filled with wanderlust and am especially exciting about finding interesting places near where I live. I live in Hartford, Ct. I often pick a town and do research on strange memorials, graves, monuments, or locations that are interesting and unique, then pick a day to visit all the places I've looked up. I have a friend with whom I often enjoy taking day or weekend road trips in my state or nearby states to visit interesting and obscure places. I'm currently endeavoring to find and uncover every weird, interesting, and obscure location in the greater Hartford area.

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Worcester, Massachusetts

American Antiquarian Society

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

ProfessorGigs

Added by ProfessorGigs

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Necco Wafer Sculpture

A tiny monument to the classic American candy.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Boston, Massachusetts

Logan Airport 9/11 Memorial

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

Added by lniese

Newbury, Massachusetts

Plum Island Pink House

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

whitneykaharick

Added by whitneykaharick

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Monument to a Century of Flight

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

meltingknight

Added by meltingknight

Boston, Massachusetts

Brattle Book Shop

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Asia London Palomba

Added by Asia London Palomba

New Haven, Connecticut

Yale Collection of Musical Instruments

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.

Added by mpapowitz

Portland, Oregon

Portland Horse Rings

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Great Wall of China Slide

Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Winchester, Connecticut

American Museum of Tort Law

It was founded by Ralph Nader to educate the public about an often-maligned area of law.

Added by Ashawnta

Alexandria, Virginia

George Washington’s Whiskey

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

Matt Blitz

Added by Matt Blitz

Bethlehem, Connecticut

Abbey of Regina Laudis

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Warsaw, Virginia

Menokin

The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.

lrennolds

Added by lrennolds

Mechanicsville, Virginia

The Ghost Church

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

Laflaneure

Added by Laflaneure

Lee, Massachusetts

Santarella

Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Ticonderoga, New York

Star Trek Original Series Set Tour

A perfect replica of the beloved show's first set.

Salisbury, Connecticut

South Slope of Mount Frissell

The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

New Canaan, Connecticut

Glass House

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.

atimian

Added by atimian

East Granby, Connecticut

Old Newgate Prison

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.

Josh

Bristol, Rhode Island

Musée Patamécanique

The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.

chrl988

Added by chrl988

Linderhof Palace

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

michelle

Added by michelle

Duxbury, Massachusetts

Myles Standish Burial Ground

It took 275 years and four burials to finally put the Mayflower’s most famous passenger to rest.

Added by lucasstrittmatter

Berkley, Massachusetts

Dighton Rock

A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.

Added by ivesian

Boston, Massachusetts

AHAC Headquarters

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.