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Mike Walker

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2019

Hiker, peakbagger, roadtripper and occasional writer from New Mexico, USA. When I'm not travelling I'm researching detailed itineraries so I can use my time on the road to see as much as possible. There's plenty of time to rest at home!
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The living history museum El Rancho de Las Golondrinas.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

El Rancho de Las Golondrinas

Step back in time at an outdoor living history museum where New Mexico's cultural traditions come alive.

Fort Antoine Theatre

Monaco

Fort Antoine Theatre

This public amphitheater was once a key part of Monaco’s defense strategy.

Climax, Colorado

Leadville, Colorado

Climax, Colorado

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

The Griffin Monument

Silver Plume, Colorado

Griffin Monument

This cliffside memorial marks the final resting place of a lonely violinist.

The monument

Leadville, Colorado

Irish Miners’ Memorial and Cemetery

Thousands of unmarked, sunken graves in a pauper's cemetery.

The ADA accessible trail leading to Julia’s Deck.

Minturn, Colorado

Julia’s Deck

An ADA-accessible trail and deck offering stunning views of Colorado’s Mount of the Holy Cross.

Maroon Bells

Aspen, Colorado

Maroon Bells

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Vulcan Mine coal tipple.

New Castle, Colorado

Vulcan Mine

A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.

Crystal River and Penny Hot Springs.

Carbondale, Colorado

Penny Hot Springs

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

Redstone Coke Ovens

Carbondale, Colorado

Redstone Coke Ovens

Once owned by the largest employer in Colorado, these ovens have been abandoned for over a century.

Marble Mill Site Park

Marble, Colorado

Marble Mill Site Park

The site of a defunct mill, that once supplied marble for the construction of the Lincoln Memorial.

Carriage Works in Adobe Flats.

Montrose, Colorado

Museum of the Mountain West

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.

Bee balm is just one of the many plants that Native Americans relied on for medicinal and ceremonial uses.

Montrose, Colorado

Ute Ethnobotany Garden at the Ute Indian Museum

This high-desert oasis spotlights some of Colorado’s most sacred native plants.

Cascade Falls

Ouray, Colorado

Cascade Falls Park

Let Ouray’s tallest waterfall sweep your breath away on a dealer’s choice of scenic hikes.

The three castaways, depicted on the memorial at Fort Vancouver

Vancouver, Washington

Japanese Castaways Memorial

A monument dedicated to three unlikely visitors to North America.

The Fountain of the Twelve Months

Turin, Italy

Fontana dei Dodici Mesi

See every month of the year personified at this opulent Turinese fountain.

Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamondo

Hiraizumi, Japan

Takkoku no Iwaya Bishamondo

Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.

Genbikei Gorge

Ichinoseki, Japan

Genbikei Gorge

A stretch of the Iwai River that features beautiful rocky cliffs, rapids, and flying dango.

Sahara Glass Park

Ichinoseki, Japan

Sahara Glass Park

This glass-themed tourist park in northern Japan feels like taking a step back in time.

Personal gadgets for sale in Akihabara around 2008.

Tokyo, Japan

Akihabara Electric Town

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Russian Fort Elizabeth from above

Waimea, Hawaii

Pā‘ula‘ula / Russian Fort Elizabeth and King Kaumuali‘i Statue

This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.

Spouting Horn in action

Koloa, Hawaii

Spouting Horn

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

Strater Hotel

Durango, Colorado

Strater Hotel

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

All sorts of varieties of honey are available.

Durango, Colorado

Honeyville

This bee-themed family business does more with honey than anyone would think was possible.

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