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Doug Gerlach

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2009

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Follow travelers to discover remarkable places through their journeys.

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    You explored one of America's most iconic highways by marking at least three remarkable places along historic Route 66.

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Places I've been

Places this traveler has marked as been there.

The sculpture.

Fairbanks, Alaska

'Polaris'

The sculpture's largest spire points directly toward the North Star.

Fairbanks Antler Arch

Fairbanks, Alaska

Fairbanks Antler Arch

A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.

Mayor Stubbs

Talkeetna, Alaska

The Cat Mayor of Talkeetna

This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.

Burial Spirit Houses

Anchorage, Alaska

Burial Spirit Houses

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.

The Whittier entrance.

Whittier, Alaska

Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

Merging onto Alaska 1 from a scenic overlook.

Anchorage, Alaska

The Seward Highway

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

Turnagain Arm bore tide.

Anchorage, Alaska

Turnagain Arm Bore Tide

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

Diamond Jim's Liquor Store Sign

Anchorage, Alaska

Diamond Jim's Liquor Store Sign

A quirky roadside sign was the subject of a years-long legal standoff over highway right-of-way clearances. 

Fountain of Chocolate

Anchorage, Alaska

Worlds Largest Chocolate Waterfall

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

Plaques along the trail at Earthquake Park share information about the event and its lasting effects on the region.

Anchorage, Alaska

Earthquake Park

The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.

Alaska Native Heritage Center across Lake Tiulana

Anchorage, Alaska

Alaska Native Heritage Center

See a full-scale whale skeleton and experience the captivating culture of Alaska’s Native people at this heritage center in east Anchorage.

Our Sun, looking radiant in Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage Light Speed Planet Walk

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

The Great Hall.

Des Moines, Iowa

Salisbury House & Gardens

Architectural elements and building materials for this house were transported from Salisbury, England.

This is one of five sets of gates at Spiegel Grove.

Fremont, Ohio

White House Gates in Ohio

After a battle with Congress, Webb C. Hayes installed the gates of the White House on the fence of his father's Presidential Library and Museum.

Pappajohn Sculpture Park

Des Moines, Iowa

Pappajohn Sculpture Park

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

Zombie Burger + Drink Lab

Des Moines, Iowa

Zombie Burger + Drink Lab

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

John Wayne's Birthplace

Winterset, Iowa

John Wayne's Birthplace

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

The Walt Disney Hometown Museum, 2008.

Marceline, Missouri

Walt Disney Hometown Museum

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

Worlds Largest Spool of Thread, November 2021

Hamilton, Missouri

World's Largest Spool of Thread

Outside the Missouri Quilt Museum, this large spool has more than one million yards of thread—and counting.

The bullet hole, now greatly expanded.

St. Joseph, Missouri

Jesse James Home Museum

The house where the famed outlaw was shot by a dirty coward is now a museum to the criminal's legacy.

Glore Psychiatric Museum

St. Joseph, Missouri

Glore Psychiatric Museum

The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.

A model of the Pony Express residents.

St. Joseph, Missouri

The Pony Express National Historic Trail and Museum

The fastest mail service in the west is tracked and memorialized along this 1,400 mile trail.

Amelia Earhart Birthplace Building

Atchison, Kansas

Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum

The first home of the doomed aviator Amelia Earhart.

Aerial Photo

Atchison, Kansas

Amelia Earhart Earthworks

The face of the famed flier in a hillside in her hometown.

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