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Scott Forsythe

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2020

Software engineer with a passion for road trips.
scottaforsythe.com

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Follow travelers to discover remarkable places through their journeys.

My Travel Interests

  • Abandoned & Ruined
  • Culture & Society
  • Death & the Dark
  • Infrastructure & Industry
  • Museums & Collections
  • Nature & Outdoors
  • Science & Technology

My Travel Badges

  • Badge Earned!

    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.

    West Virginia Destination Challenge
    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.
  • Badge Earned!

    West Virginia Destination Challenge

    West Virginia Adventurer

    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.

  • Badge Earned!

    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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    Mark Your Map State Exploration Challenge

    Ford's Mark Your Map State Exploration Challenge

    You expanded your map during the Ford Mark Your Map State Exploration Challenge and reached the milestone required to unlock this limited edition badge.

  • Badge Earned!

    25 States Visited

    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.

    50 States Visited
    Next Badge: 50 States Visited Visit all 50 states to earn the highest state exploration badge.
  • Badge Earned!

    First Contribution

    First Contribution

    This badge celebrates your first contribution to the Atlas Obscura community and the role you play in helping others discover wonder.

    25 Contributions
    Next Badge: 25 Contributions Make 25 total contributions to earn your next badge.
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    25 Contributions

    25 Contributions

    This badge celebrates your first 25 contributions to the Atlas Obscura community and the role you play in helping others discover wonder.

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    100 Contributions

    This badge celebrates your first 100 contributions to the Atlas Obscura community and the lasting impact you've made by helping others discover wonder.

    500 Contributions
    Next Badge: 500 Contributions Make 500 total contributions to earn your next badge.

Foods Scott Forsythe Wants to Try

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Foods I want to try

Foods this traveler wants to try.

The Persian

Sweets

The Persian

A Thunder Bay bakery misnamed this berry-frosted cinnamon bun after General John Pershing.

Fried Onion Burgers

Prepared Foods

Fried Onion Burgers

A Depression-era patty filler paved the way for an Oklahoma favorite.

Simit-pogacha, the Macedonian bread sandwich.

Prepared Foods

Simit-Pogacha

A carb-lover's dream, this sandwich gets stuffed with flaky pie crust.

Persimmon Beer

Drinks

Persimmon Beer

This old American style is being resurrected by Indiana brewers.

Triple decker rye, with boarshead ham, Swiss, coleslaw and Russian dressing.

Prepared Foods

New Jersey Sloppy Joe

It's not what you think it is, unless you're from the Garden State.

Grimsby Smoked Fish

Meats & Animal Products

Grimsby Smoked Fish

Five producers in one English seaside town use historic chimneys to cold-smoke salmon and haddock overnight.

Bhutanese Red Rice

Ingredients & Condiments

Bhutanese Red Rice

At 8,000 feet above sea level, glacial irrigation produces a unique heirloom grain.

Long Island Cheese Pumpkin

Fruits & Vegetables

Long Island Cheese Pumpkin

This recently revived New York heirloom doesn't contain cheese, but it does make an iconic pumpkin pie.

Colonnata Lard

Meats & Animal Products

Colonnata Lard

As fine as the marble it's cured in, this pig fat salumi is a Tuscan masterpiece.

Fluff Screamer

Prepared Foods

Fluff Screamer

An unusual combination of marshmallows and spice make this screamingly good burger.

Tupelo Honey

Ingredients & Condiments

Tupelo Honey

Beekeepers in the United States' southeastern swamplands are fighting to preserve this smooth, sweet delicacy.

Canastra Cheese

Meats & Animal Products

Canastra Cheese

This traditional Brazilian raw milk cheese is caught in the crosshairs of a battle over government regulation.

Montebore

Meats & Animal Products

Montebore

By the 21st century, one lone woman held the recipe for what might have been da Vinci’s cheese of choice.

Charentais Melon

Fruits & Vegetables

Charentais Melon

The melon has its own sculpture, festival, and order of knights.

Moon Mist

Sweets

Moon Mist

The Nova Scotia ice cream flavor is so beloved, women dye their hair to match its pastel swirl.

A peacetime rendition of the pheasant salad sandwich.

Prepared Foods

Pheasant Salad Sandwich

South Dakota's unique contribution to World War II soldiers.

Maultaschen can contain a number of different fillings.

Prepared Foods

Maultaschen

Legend has it that a monk hid meat in these dumplings to fool God.

Spaceburgers

Prepared Foods

Spaceburgers

These UFO-shaped sandwiches debuted at the Seattle World's Fair.

Ridgeway Cantaloupe

Fruits & Vegetables

Ridgeway Cantaloupe

This rare, distinguished North Carolina melon once fed presidents and kings.

A brain sandwich from the Hilltop Inn in Evansville, Indiana.

Prepared Foods

Fried Brain Sandwich

Only a handful of restaurants still serve the retro Midwestern meal.

Mari Lwyd

Sweets

Mari Lwyd

In Wales, midwinter is the right time to look a gift horse in its gaping skull-mouth.

Pine Cone Preserves

Sweets

Pine Cone Preserves

Soft young cones make a sweet jam believed to have health benefits in Russia and Georgia.

Su filindeu doesn't cook in strands, it cooks in sheets.

Prepared Foods

Threads of God

To eat the world's rarest pasta, you must first complete a 20-mile pilgrimage.

Huitlacoche on a corn cob.

Ingredients & Condiments

Huitlacoche

The Mexican fungal delicacy that makes corn taste like a mushroom.

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