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Luke Spencer

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2013

Current President of the Society for Gentlemen Explorers. Dedicated to the old fashioned art of travel and adventure. Exploring abandoned buildings and secret histories since 1908.

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Articles by Luke Spencer

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Manhattan Was Almost Home to a 200-Foot-Tall Owl Mausoleum

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Manhattan Was Almost Home to a 200-Foot-Tall Owl Mausoleum

The Rusted, Rotting Remains of A New Jersey Missile Base

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The Rusted, Rotting Remains of A New Jersey Missile Base

The Most Incredible Parts of Carnegie Hall Are Offstage

The Most Incredible Parts of Carnegie Hall Are Offstage

Technology You Didn't Know Still Existed: The Telegram

Technology You Didn't Know Still Existed: The Telegram

The Perfectly Preserved World War I Trench

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The Perfectly Preserved World War I Trench

Exploring the Underground Railroad, in Brooklyn

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Exploring the Underground Railroad, in Brooklyn

Coltsville, USA: Inside America's Gun-Funded Utopia

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Coltsville, USA: Inside America's Gun-Funded Utopia

The New Jersey Cemetery Trapped in the 19th Century

The New Jersey Cemetery Trapped in the 19th Century

Exploring America's Largest Collection of Early Tavern Signs

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Exploring America's Largest Collection of Early Tavern Signs

Exploring The Ruins of Pablo Escobar's Secret Island Mansion

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Exploring The Ruins of Pablo Escobar's Secret Island Mansion

Inside the Most Amazing Map Library That You've Never Heard Of

Inside the Most Amazing Map Library That You've Never Heard Of

The Most Remarkable Globe in The World Is in a Brooklyn Office Building

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The Most Remarkable Globe in The World Is in a Brooklyn Office Building

The Long Lost Archives of New York's Most Glamorous Hotel

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The Long Lost Archives of New York's Most Glamorous Hotel

The Place Where World War II Never Ended

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The Place Where World War II Never Ended