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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.

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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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    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.

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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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Playground of the Gods

Burnaby, British Columbia

Playground of the Gods

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

Ashmore Valero
Permanently Closed

McAlester, Oklahoma

Ashmore Valero

A small wooden boat once owned by legendary actor Errol Flynn sits inside this Oklahoma gas station.

Texas Woofus

Dallas, Texas

The Texas Woofus

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

World’s Largest Quilting Needle

Paducah, Kentucky

World’s Largest Quilting Needle

A 22-foot stainless steel quilting needle pays tribute to a local connection to fiber arts.

"Tending, (Blue)" by James Turrell at the Nasher Sculpture Center.
Permanently Closed

Dallas, Texas

Dallas Skyspace

See the sky in a new way through this art installation.

Glory Window.

Dallas, Texas

Thanks-Giving Square

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

Klyde Warren Park

Dallas, Texas

Klyde Warren Park

A city park that sits on top of a freeway.

Pioneer Plaza Cattle Drive

Dallas, Texas

Pioneer Plaza Cattle Drive

A symbol of Texas pride.

Houston Airport Subway

Houston, Texas

Houston Airport Subway

The only airport with a people mover system designed by Walt Disney Imagineering.

A trilithon of Caelum Moor in a pond

Arlington, Texas

Caelum Mór

Fears of Satanic worshippers swirl around five Celtic-inspired megaliths.

Mission San Jose

San Antonio, Texas

Mission San Jose

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

The Big Bubble
Permanently Closed

Houston, Texas

The Big Bubble

There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...

Mineral Wells Fossil Park.

Mineral Wells, Texas

Mineral Wells Fossil Park

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

The Palace Light bulb

Fort Worth, Texas

The Palace Light Bulb

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

Exchange Street

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth Stockyards

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

The Hoovers' "Brown House."

Syria, Virginia

Rapidan Camp

Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.

Space Acorn replica on display in Kecksburg, PA

Kecksburg, Pennsylvania

Space Acorn

Pennsylvania's own Roswell-style UFO mystery.

Former World's Largest Rocking Chair

Cuba, Missouri

Former World's Largest Rocking Chair

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

Huntington Sunken Gardens

Huntington, Indiana

Huntington Sunken Gardens

A former limestone quarry has found a new life as a flourishing community garden.

The gates of the former Bassett POW Camp.

Joiner, Arkansas

Bassett POW Camp

On the side of Arkansas' Great River Road stand the remains of a forgotten World War II POW Camp.

Explaining the history of Jim Crow.

Big Rapids, Michigan

Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia

A collection of more than 10,000 racist objects that teaches the atrocities of social injustice and intolerance in American history.

National Trout Memorial.

Kalkaska, Michigan

National Trout Memorial

This tremendous trout welcomes visitors to a northern Michigan town with a rich fishing history.

American Museum of Magic

Marshall, Michigan

American Museum of Magic

Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.

Face-on photograph of Brumback Library.

Van Wert, Ohio

Brumback Library

The oldest county library in the United States.

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