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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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Wigwam Village #6 is one of seven original Wigwam Village Motels.

Holbrook, Arizona

The Wigwam Village #6

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

Bucket of Blood Street

Holbrook, Arizona

Bucket of Blood Street

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

A view of Opus 40 from the eastern edge of the quarry

Saugerties, New York

Opus 40

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

Dr. Farber and Jimmy

Boston, Massachusetts

Dr. Sidney Farber and "Jimmy" Statue

Commemorating the 1948 creation of the Jimmy Fund, a Boston-based cancer charity.

Rainbow Swash

Boston, Massachusetts

Rainbow Swash

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

The Awakening at National Harbor

Oxon Hill, Maryland

The Awakening

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

Grave of Arthur Twining Hadley

New Haven, Connecticut

Grave of Arthur Twining Hadley

A Yale University president wears full samurai garb in one of America’s oldest cemeteries.

Ka Lae

Naalehu, Hawaii

Ka Lae

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

Kaumana Lava Tubes

Hilo, Hawaii

Kaumana Lava Tubes

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

Skull and Bones Tomb

New Haven, Connecticut

Skull and Bones Tomb

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

Grave of Midnight Mary

New Haven, Connecticut

Grave of Midnight Mary

Final resting place of a New Haven urban legend.

Carhenge from the front

Alliance, Nebraska

Carhenge

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

Roswell McDonalds

Roswell, New Mexico

Roswell McDonald's

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

The Marilyn Monroe mural as seen from across the intersection.

Washington, D.C.

Marilyn Monroe Mural

A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.

Roman Legionnaire Modesty Shields

Washington, D.C.

Roman Legionnaire Modesty Shields

Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.

The Alcázar of Segovia, one of Spain's greatest castles.

Segovia, Spain

Alcázar de Segovia

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

The reconstructed Plotz Plot, now accepting contributions.

Holbrook, Arizona

The Plotz Plot

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

Royal Gorge Bridge

Cañon City, Colorado

Royal Gorge Bridge

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

Captain America Statue

Brooklyn, New York

Captain America Statue

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

The knife and grill fork.

Boston, Massachusetts

North End Street Utensils

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

Walter Johnson statue.

Washington, D.C.

Walter Johnson Statue

This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.

The Last Original Standard Metre

Paris, France

The Last Original Standard Metre

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

William Blaxton's House with the Tri-Mount in the background

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston History Dioramas

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.

Grip the Raven

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Grip the Raven

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

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