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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.

  • Badge Earned!

    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.
  • Badge Earned!

    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.

    100 Contributions
    Next Badge: 100 Contributions Make 100 total contributions to earn your next badge.
  • Badge Earned!

    100 Contributions

    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 Has Tried

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Foods I've tried

Foods this traveler has tried.

Mint Milk

Drinks

Mint Milk

Every March, Central New York shelves are stocked with glass bottles of green dairy.

Chimney Cake

Sweets

Chimney Cake

After rotating over hot coals, the Transylvanian treat unravels in a sweet spiral.

Pythagorean Cup

Gastro

Pythagorean Cup

A timeless practical joke, brought to you by the ancient Greeks.

The Christmas Pickle

Gastro

The Christmas Pickle

The holiday tradition of hiding an ornamental veggie.

PÄ…czki

Sweets

PÄ…czki

These Polish pre-Lent doughnuts have taken on a life (and an eating contest) of their own in the United States.

A cheese that comes with its own wine pairing.

Meats & Animal Products

Drunken Cheese

The aging process of this formaggio begins in a barrel of wine.

The frosting on Yule log cakes is combed to resemble bark.

Sweets

Yule Log Cake

These holiday cakes link Christmas to the Norse god of lightning.

Pawpaw is served.

Fruits & Vegetables

Pawpaw

The oldest fruit native to North America is probably the least known.

A beachside bounty from a clambake.

Gastro

Clambake

An ancient cooking method still produces delicious, beachside feasts.

A homemade version made in a can and steamed in a crock pot.

Prepared Foods

Canned Bread

A New England tradition of steaming bread in coffee tins gave rise to this niche snack.

Cinnamon cream cheese–filled King Cake.

Sweets

King Cake

The Carnival cake comes with a hidden baby Jesus inside.

The many "shelves" of Laetiporus sulphureus.

Ingredients & Condiments

Chicken of the Woods

This mushroom tastes just like chicken.

Dutch Baby

Prepared Foods

Dutch Baby

Fluffy, crispy, and large enough to share, it's no ordinary pancake.

The grains of corn have been compared to gems or even jelly beans.

Fruits & Vegetables

Glass Gem Corn

This jewel-like corn became an internet sensation.

Texas Kolaches

Sweets

Texas Kolaches

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

Butter Cows

Gastro

Butter Cows

These dairy-based sculptures have been state fair traditions for more than a century.

Soylent

Drinks

Soylent

One fantasy food's journey from sci-fi vegan steak to silver screen cannibalism to actual meal replacement.

Dole Whip

Sweets

Dole Whip

This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.

Hickory Syrup

Ingredients & Condiments

Hickory Syrup

A sweet regional alternative to the maple kind.

Sugar Cream Pie

Sweets

Sugar Cream Pie

Indiana's unofficial state pie was once a desperate measure.

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