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As a "Military Brat" (USMC) I'd traveled from one coast of the USA to the other three times and lived in Hawaii plus 6 other states before I reached my teens. While going cross country we stopped at many historic & unusual spots, all of which led to a great appreciation for both. Hopefully I'll be able to add a number of spots that I've been to with pictures I've taken there, as well as "flesh out" spots that are already on the list with original photos, though some places will have to wait until I can scan my 35mm slides. I love old books, Victorian houses, Art Deco style, anything Tesla-related, old tools & items related to woodworking, electricity & radio/phono/TV recording, musicmaking and broadcasting history. The more unique & unusual/quirky/offbeat the better. Thanks to the creativity, intelligence and/or a unique outlook on life of others, we are lucky enough to have a world of wonderments to find and explore. Happy hunting, finding and enjoying the Obscure and Original!

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Woods Bay State Park

Olanta, South Carolina

Woods Bay State Park

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

Abandoned Heritage USA hotel.

Fort Mill, South Carolina

Heritage USA

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

Giant's Causeway Pillar Section

Charleston, South Carolina

Giant's Causeway Pillar

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

Rock Hill's Poetree

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Rock Hill's Poetree

A library of poems cascade off the branches of this unsuspecting tree.

Abandoned Cotton Gin

Salley, South Carolina

Abandoned Cotton Gin

Hidden in this little-known town stands a piece of agriculture history.

Guignard Brick Works

Cayce, South Carolina

Guignard Brick Works

A handful of beehive kilns are all that’s left of a historic brick-making empire.

"Ghost Island"

Townville, South Carolina

Cemetery Island

A 1960s damming project turned one family’s hilltop cemetery into an island.

Theater building.

Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia Marionette Theatre

One of few remaining marionette theatres in the United States that still conducts regular shows.

Springs Park

Lancaster, South Carolina

Springs Park

A nearly century-old amusement park is quietly decaying in a riverside forest in South Carolina.

Stede Bonnet Hanging Site

Charleston, South Carolina

Stede Bonnet Hanging Site

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

North Corner Boundary Stone

Lancaster, South Carolina

North Corner Boundary Stone

The last refinements in the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary were marked with this stone.

Second floor stage

Lando, South Carolina

Lando School

An ornate abandoned schoolhouse hidden in the woods near a decaying mill town.

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Permanently Closed

Blacksburg, South Carolina

Abandoned Castle Video Games

A royal relic from the time that gambling was accidentally made legal in South Carolina.

Model Trains Station

Taylors, South Carolina

Model Trains Station

This delightful attraction features over a dozen miniature train layouts which you can operate and interact with.

Statue of Chaser, the Smartest Dog in the World

Spartanburg, South Carolina

Statue of Chaser, the Smartest Dog in the World

A charming monument to a very special dog.

Raritan River on the right. The Raritan Water  Power Canal on the left

Raritan, New Jersey

Raritan Water Power Canal

In the 19th century, this canal provided power to mills, machine shops, and other businesses in the area.

Centennial Rock with the carvings "E Suydam 1876 M Danbury Centennial Year." Followed by the mysterious cypher. Unfortunately, weathering and possible vandalism has made much of the carving illegible. Early images of the carving in a better state of preservation can be viewed here: https://weirdnj.com/stories/cryptic-carvings-along-lawrence-brook/

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Lawrence Brook Carvings

A mixture of strange symbols, ciphers, words and cryptograms carved in 1876 remain unsolved to this day.

Hoopar Brothers Gravestone

Edison, New Jersey

Hoopar Brothers Gravestone

In a New Jersey cemetery, the final resting place of two brothers who fell victim to a deadly mushroom.

The ghost bridge is visible in the lower left portion of the photo. The current highway (Rt 23) is higher and closer to the bridge, than the dirt road here. Taken around 1900.

Oak Ridge, New Jersey

The Ghost Bridge of Oak Ridge Reservoir

This stone bridge is all that remains of a submerged New Jersey town.

Marconi American Wireless Company Tower sign.

Wall Township, New Jersey

Marconi American Wireless Company Tower

A piece of telecommunications history.

A slice of mustard pie.

Robbinsville, New Jersey

Papa's Tomato Pies

Family-run for more than a century, this pizzeria makes a unique mustard pie.

 The Devil’s Tower

Alpine, New Jersey

The Devil’s Tower

Said to be haunted, this tower was constructed by a sugar importer as a gift to his wife.

Hamburg Stromatolites

Hamburg, New Jersey

Hamburg Stromatolites

An approximately 500 million-year-old rock outcropping covered in fossilized bacteria.

National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatimav

Warren County, New Jersey

National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima

Dedicated to a legendary spiritual vision.

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