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Edward Denny

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2018

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Follow travelers to discover remarkable places through their journeys.

My Travel Interests

  • Architecture & Design
  • Art & Creativity
  • Culture & Society
  • History & Conflict
  • Museums & Collections
  • Nature & Outdoors
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My Location Interests

  • London
  • Philadelphia
  • Washington, D.C.

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    West Virginia Destination Challenge

    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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    Next Badge: West Virginia Adventurer You're just getting started. Mark 10 West Virginia places as Been There or Want to Go to unlock the Adventurer badge.
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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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    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 Golden Rift

Berlin, Germany

The Golden Rift

A thin golden line commemorates the deadliest terrorist attack in recent German history.

The Palace Saloon

Prescott, Arizona

The Palace Saloon

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

Alamogordo Landfill

Alamogordo, New Mexico

Alamogordo Landfill

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.

Pigeon's Ranch

Glorieta, New Mexico

Pigeon's Ranch

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

Orange World's bright dome is a local landmark.

Kissimmee, Florida

Eli's Orange World

The rounded structure has evolves from service station to citrus to souvenirs to Charley survivor.

In Partnership With Experience Kissimmee
A Zanzibar door

Zanzibar, Tanzania

The Doors of Stone Town

In Stone Town, Zanzibar, the city’s culture and history is told through its doors.

Palo Verde Energy Educational Center

Buckeye, Arizona

Palo Verde Energy Educational Center

Get up close to a life-sized model of a spent-fuel dry cask and learn how Arizona’s largest power plant operates in a desert.

The Anchorage in Beaufort

Beaufort, South Carolina

Haint Blue Porch Ceilings

The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.

The "face" of The Turtle as it currently appears.

Niagara Falls, New York

The Turtle (Native American Center for the Living Arts)

One of “America’s Most Endangered Historic Places” is a building shaped like a giant turtle.

The famous facade and portal to the church.

Lisbon, Portugal

Jerónimos Monastery

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

Santa Justa Lift

Lisbon, Portugal

Santa Justa Lift

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Carmo Convent Ruins

Lisbon, Portugal

Carmo Convent Ruins

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

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 Bridge Collection

Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

The Bridge Collection

The history of drinking is told through 1,800 cups, chalices, and glasses at this exhibit.

"Half Rabbit."

Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

'Half Rabbit'

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

The Bank has also collected more modern designs, like the tiles shown here.

Porto, Portugal

Banco de Materiais (Bank of Materials)

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

It's easy to miss the house wedged between these churches.

Porto, Portugal

Carmo and Carmelitas Churches

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

This "little French girl" is a Porto icon.

Porto, Portugal

A Regaleira

The original version of Porto's most famous sandwich is just as good here as it was a century ago.

Livraria Lello

Porto, Portugal

Livraria Lello

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

Close-up of the McDonalds marquee with the Imperial eagle

Porto, Portugal

McDonald's Imperial

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

The First Inhabitant

San Antonio, Texas

'The First Inhabitant'

A seven-foot-tall cast concrete Native American Chief stands on the south railing of the historic Commerce Street Bridge, commissioned in 1914.

Weltzeituhr

Berlin, Germany

Weltzeituhr

Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.

Hex signs can be seen on the side of this barn at Hawk Valley Farms.

Kutztown, Pennsylvania

Barn Stars of Berks County 

Decorative folk arts dot the countryside barns of Berks County. 

Igreja de São Francisco Catacombs

Porto, Portugal

Igreja de São Francisco Catacombs

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

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