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Scott Forsythe

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2020

Software engineer with a passion for road trips.
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Follow travelers to discover remarkable places through their journeys.

My Travel Interests

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  • Death & the Dark
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    West Virginia Destination Challenge

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    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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    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

    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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Glen Jean School
Permanently Closed

Oak Hill, West Virginia

Glen Jean School

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

Over 200 headstones made up the Red Ash Island.

Brooklyn, West Virginia

Red Ash Island Cemetery

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.

Kaymoor Mines

Fayetteville, West Virginia

Kaymoor Mines

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

Nuttallburg

Fayetteville, West Virginia

Nuttallburg

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

The company store that once supplied necessities to the workers of the Brooklyn Mine.

Fayetteville, West Virginia

Brooklyn Ruins

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.

Camp Hero

Montauk, New York

Camp Hero

A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.

From within the stables.
Permanently Closed

Newport, Rhode Island

The Bells

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

Narragansett Rune Stone

North Kingstown, Rhode Island

Narragansett Rune Stone

It's said that this stone with its mysterious runic inscription is evidence of the Norse visiting Narragansett.

Danger Bridge sign

Warwick, Rhode Island

Danger Bridge

Despite the name, this narrow bridge isn't very dangerous at all.

The Skyliner gondola ride station

Warwick, Rhode Island

Rocky Point Amusement Park

Once the largest attraction in Rhode Island, this former amusement park is now a gorgeous coastal state park.

Grave marker of H.P. Lovecraft

Providence, Rhode Island

H.P. Lovecraft’s Grave

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

The Edna Lawrence Nature Lab.

Providence, Rhode Island

Edna Lawrence Nature Lab

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

The main reading room of the Athenaeum.

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence Athenaeum

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

Cranston Street Armory

Providence, Rhode Island

Cranston Street Armory

A gothic-styled structure that has been the location for several movies.

John Hay Library

Providence, Rhode Island

John Hay Library

Books bound in human skin and H. P. Lovecraft's letters are among a few of the treasures this library has to offer.

Crook Point Bascule Bridge

Providence, Rhode Island

Crook Point Bascule Bridge

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

Stamford, Connecticut

Walker Library of The History of Human Imagination

An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.

PEZ Visitor Center.

Orange, Connecticut

PEZ Visitor Center

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

New Haven, Connecticut

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

Detail of Breuer's concrete patterns

New Haven, Connecticut

Pirelli Building

After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.

New Haven, Connecticut

Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library

A vast collection of rare books, manuscripts & extraordinary objects illustrating the history of medicine.

A view of the Cushing Center from the entrance

New Haven, Connecticut

The Cushing Center

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

Crypt at Center Church-on-the-Green

New Haven, Connecticut

Crypt at Center Church-on-the-Green

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

Twenty Sided Store

Brooklyn, New York

The Grundhauser Hero Lending Library

"Leave a He-Man, Take a Transformer" and share a story about your real-life superhero.

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