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Hetaira Thais

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2013

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Follow travelers to discover remarkable places through their journeys.

My Travel Interests

  • Abandoned & Ruined
  • Death & the Dark
  • Museums & Collections
  • Nature & Outdoors
  • Science & Technology

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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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    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.

The marker.

John o' Groats, Scotland

John o' Groats Marker

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

Hill O' Many Stanes

Mid Clyth, Scotland

Hill O' Many Stanes

A collection of short standing stones covers this hillside.

Ebenezer Place

Wick, Scotland

Ebenezer Place

The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.

The cross side

Shandwick, Scotland

Clach a' Charridh

A beautifully-carved Pictish stone encased in a protective glass structure.

The Dandy Lion in all its glory.

Elgin, Scotland

Dandy Lion

A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."

From inside the defensive walls.

Elgin, Scotland

Duffus Castle

Once considered one of the country's finest motte and bailey castles.

Forres Witches Stone

Forres, Scotland

Forres Witches Stone

A reminder of the gruesome punishments delivered to those who were found guilty during Scotland's witchcraft trials.

Abandoned oil rigs.

Invergordon, Scotland

Oil Rig Graveyard

Where the sleeping monsters of Scotland's oil industry are left to rust.

The Fairy Glen

Rosemarkie, Scotland

The Fairy Glen - Rosemarkie

This lovely Scottish nature walk leads to the source of a local legend.

Wych Elm of Beauly Priory

Beauly, Scotland

Wych Elm of Beauly Priory

After 800 years, Europe's oldest elm tree has met its end.

Clootie Well

Munlochy, Scotland

Clootie Well

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

Aviemore Ring Cairn and Stone Circle

Highland Council, Scotland

Aviemore Ring Cairn and Stone Circle

A 4000-year-old stone circle, comfortably surrounded by a modern Scottish neighbourhood and the local fire station

The memorial.

Glencoe, Scotland

Massacre of Glencoe Monument

A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.

The south face of Ben Nevis

Polldubh, Scotland

Ben Nevis

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

An aerial view of Neptune's Staircase.

Banavie, Scotland

Neptune's Staircase

The longest staircase lock in Britain.

Well of the Seven Heads.

Spean Bridge, Scotland

Well of the Seven Heads

This macabre monument atop an ancient well gives a nod to a brutal episode in Scottish clan history.

2001

Carrbridge, Scotland

Old Packhorse Bridge

Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.

The double arches of Dulsie Bridge.

Nairn, Scotland

Dulsie Bridge

One of the most spectacular 18th-century bridges in Scotland.

Rait Castle

Nairn, Scotland

Rait Castle

In the Scottish Highlands, this 13th-century castle ruin is hidden at the end of a farm track.

Medieval Garden Maze at Cawdor Castle

Nairn, Scotland

Cawdor Castle

The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.

Clava Cairns

Inverness, Scotland

Clava Cairns

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

Cumberland's Stone

Culloden Moor, Scotland

Cumberland's Stone

This rock bore witness to the last pitched battle fought on British soil.

Generations of ship captains relied on these to find their way.

North Queensferry, Scotland

North Queensferry Harbour Light Tower

One of the world's smallest functioning lighthouse boasts an unexpected connection.

Montgomery Scott Plaque

Linlithgow, Scotland

Montgomery Scott Plaque

The fictional birthplace of the Chief Engineer aboard the Starship Enterprise.

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