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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
  • Science & Technology

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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    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.

Marcos de Niza Monument

Patagonia, Arizona

Marcos de Niza Monument

A remote desert monument marks where a priest and explorer entered what later became Arizona.

Abandoned Longhorn Grill

Amado, Arizona

Longhorn Grill and Saloon

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

The exterior of the Anderson Abruzzo International Balloon Museum.

Albuquerque, New Mexico

The Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum

This museum shaped like an inflating balloon celebrates the sport’s buoyant achievements.

Historic Pima County Courthouse

Tucson, Arizona

John Dillinger Courtroom

A 1930’s courtroom where John Dillinger and his gang went before a judge.

Cherrybell Stravenue

Tucson, Arizona

Cherrybell Stravenue

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”

Garden of Gethsemane.

Tucson, Arizona

Garden of Gethsemane

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

El Tiradito Shrine in Tucson.

Tucson, Arizona

El Tiradito

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

Quail Trail

Oro Valley, Arizona

Quail Trail

Giant quails play and greet visitors at a suburban park.

Visiting “Air Apparent” at sunrise or sunset is a remarkable experience.

Tempe, Arizona

James Turrell ASU Skyspace: ‘Air Apparent’

You’ll never see the sky the same way after visiting this art installation in Tempe.

Don Parks’ Yard of Statues and Stuff

Phoenix, Arizona

Don Parks’ Yard of Statues and Stuff

Phoenix man has two yards full of vintage signs and antiques.

Grover Cleveland Thompson worked on this masterpiece for more than two decades.

Phoenix, Arizona

Sunnyslope Rock Garden

This trippy wonderland is the result of one man's obsessive, decades long passion project.

White Tank Mountains Petroglyphs

Waddell, Arizona

White Tank Mountains Petroglyphs

These petroglyphs created by ancient Arizonians have withstood centuries of exposure to the elements.

Henry Wickenburg Pioneer Cemetery

Wickenburg, Arizona

Henry Wickenburg Pioneer Cemetery

This tucked-away cemetery is the final resting place of a prospector who uncovered one of the largest gold mines in Arizona.

International

Jerome, Arizona

Gold King Mine Ghost Town

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

V Bar V Heritage Site

Rimrock, Arizona

Crane Heritage Site

The largest and most well-preserved petroglyph site in the Verde Valley.

Puscifer the Store

Cottonwood, Arizona

Queen B Vinyl Café

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

Anthem Veteran's Memorial

Phoenix, Arizona

Anthem Veterans Memorial

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

Action mounted taxidermy bobcat and quail.

Apache Junction, Arizona

The Superstition Mountain Museum

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

Sparky's

Hatch, New Mexico

Sparky's

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

Should nighttime find you at Rosa's Cantina, this is what it may look like.

El Paso, Texas

Rosa's Cantina

One of El Paso's oldest dives may have inspired the classic Marty Robbins song.

Faith Alive Cowboy Church Radio Station

Marfa, Texas

Faith Alive Cowboy Church Radio Station

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

“Sleeping Figure” stretches 150 feet end to end.

Marfa, Texas

‘Sleeping Figure’

Twelve decommissioned shipping containers evoke a reclining person in Marfa, Texas.

Matthew McConaughey

Uvalde, Texas

Giant Matthew McConaughey

A 17-foot-tall cutout of the Texas-born actor stands alongside the highway.

The 10-foot-tall monument.

Galveston, Texas

1900 Storm Memorial

This memorial and the seawall that it stands near are powerful symbols of the island’s resilience.

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