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johnrzale

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2015

I am a small-site traveler interested in offbeat historical sites, silly geological features, and minor museums.

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The imfamous Jekyll Island Clubhouse

Jekyll Island, Georgia

Jekyll Island Club

If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.

Edgar Allan Poe’s Grave

Baltimore, Maryland

Edgar Allan Poe’s Grave

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

The Summit of Mount Washington

Jackson, New Hampshire

Mount Washington

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

Smithsonian Institution Shelter on Mount Whitney's summit, Sierra Nevada, California.

Whitney Portal, California

Mount Whitney Summit Shelter

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

Museum facade at night

Mexico City, Mexico

Museo del Objeto del Objeto

At a museum of everyday objects, it is the act of collecting that is really on display.

St. Photios National Greek Orthodox Shrine

St. Augustine, Florida

St. Photios National Greek Orthodox Shrine

Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.

The Love Trees of St. Augustine

St. Augustine, Florida

The Love Trees of St. Augustine

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

Moorish architectural details

Tampa, Florida

Henry B. Plant Museum

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

Splendid China, Orlando
Permanently Closed

Kissimmee, Florida

Splendid China

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

Mickey Pylon

Celebration, Florida

Mickey Pylon

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

View from the base of the Senator

Longwood, Florida

The Senator

The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."

Miami Marine Stadium
Permanently Closed

Key Biscayne, Florida

Miami Marine Stadium

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

Stiltsville and Downtown Miami. Copyright Michael Juhlin, 2020

Key Biscayne, Florida

Stiltsville

A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.

Chicago Temple

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Temple

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

The Museum of Holography
Permanently Closed

Chicago, Illinois

The Museum of Holography

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

The S.S. Eastland being hauled upright.

Chicago, Illinois

S.S. Eastland Memorial

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

Shit Fountain

Chicago, Illinois

Shit Fountain

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

Haymarket Square

Chicago, Illinois

Haymarket Square

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

A view of the Biosphere's million-gallon "ocean"

Oracle, Arizona

Biosphere 2

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

What Lies Beneath!

Benson, Arizona

Kartchner Caverns

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

Prophet Isaiah's Second Coming House

Niagara Falls, New York

Prophet Isaiah's Second Coming House

Quite possibly the last cross all humans will ever see.

Vacant houses & street in Love Canal

Niagara Falls, New York

Love Canal Containment Zone

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

The Sacred Grove

Palmyra, New York

The Sacred Grove

A field in which God and his son Jesus purportedly appeared to a young farm boy named Joseph Smith.

Lyndonville Shoe Trees

Lyndonville, New York

Lyndonville Shoe Trees

A tree full of wishes and footwear.

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