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ProfessorGigs

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2018

The ambitious adventurer from Southernmost Texas, aiming to be the first person to walk across each one of our 50 states (5/50 so far - Louisiana's next!). If you catch me walking through your town, let's have a chat and learn from each other :D
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Higgins Armory Museum
Permanently Closed

Worcester, Massachusetts

Higgins Armory Museum

Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.

El Castillo (pyramid of Kukulcán) in Chichén Itzá

Chichen Itza, Mexico

Pyramid of Kukulcan at Chich'en Itza

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

The observatory stands in ruin today.

Chichen Itza, Mexico

El Caracol

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

The song of a sacred bird echoes up the stairs if you clap your hands.

Chichen Itza, Mexico

Chichen Itza Chirp

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

Grutas de García

García, Mexico

Grutas de García

Inside this mountain lies several kilometers of breathtaking caves.

 Resaca De La Palma State Park

Brownsville, Texas

Resaca De La Palma State Park

The water in this preserved area spawns vegetation that gives it a deep green color.

Quabbin Reservoir

Ware, Massachusetts

Quabbin Reservoir

The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.

Spooner Well

Brookfield, Massachusetts

Spooner Well

Monument on the spot where in 1778, Bathsheba Spooner had her husband Joshua killed and dumped down his own well.

Visitors cling to chains above a mile-high precipice

Weinan, China

Huashan Mountain

A harrowing trail up a mile-high mountain.

European architechture mixes with traditional Chinese iconography throughout the area.

Shanghai, China

Shanghai French Concession

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

View of Shanghai and the Oriental Pearl Tower

Shanghai, China

Oriental Pearl Tower

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

Central Perk Cafe
Permanently Closed

Beijing, China

The Central Perk, Beijing

This working replica of the 'Friends' coffee shop is more accurate to the show than the set itself.

Homotherium crenatidens Skull.

Beijing, China

Paleozoological Museum of China

A bisected journey through evolution's history in the heart of Beijing.

The Forbidden City

Beijing, China

The Forbidden City

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Zwaanendael Museum.

Lewes, Delaware

Zwaanendael Museum

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

Dressed John Milton Statue

Milton, Delaware

Dressed John Milton Statue

A statue of the English poet for whom this Delaware town is named is ritually dressed in seasonally appropriate clothing.

One of the many appearances of Champ throughout Burlington

Burlington, Vermont

Lake Champlain Monster Monument

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

Tallest Filing Cabinet on Earth

Burlington, Vermont

Tallest Filing Cabinet on Earth

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

From National Register of Historic Places application, photo 1973

Shrewsbury, Vermont

Stone Man of Bowman Family Crypt

Who is this marble man, perpetually creeping up the steps of his own mausoleum?

The Newport Tower

Newport, Rhode Island

Newport Tower

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

Section of the restored Cliff Walk

Newport, Rhode Island

Newport Cliff Walk

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

"Webster Lake"

Webster, Massachusetts

Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

Site of the Boston Massacre

Boston, Massachusetts

Site of the Boston Massacre

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

MIThenge

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Infinite Corridor

This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."

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