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Joshua Foer

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2008

I'm the co-founder of the Atlas Obscura, along with Dylan Thuras. I'm also the author of Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything.

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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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Places Edited by Joshua Foer

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A cozy Dutch house on the outside

Franeker, Netherlands

Eisinga Planetarium

Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.

The Gates of Hell

Turkmenistan

The Gates of Hell

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

Richat Structure

Mauritania

Richat Structure

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.

University of Arizona Mathematical Models Collection

Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona Mathematical Models Collection

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

Globe Museum

Vienna, Austria

Globe Museum

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

Museum of Health and Medical Science

Houston, Texas

Museum of Health and Medical Science

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

Musee de la Magie

Paris, France

Musee de la Magie

A museum of magic with a Sadist past.

Museum of the Eye

San Francisco, California

Museum of the Eye

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.