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Rebecca Schandel

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Spending Kids Inheritance on visiting Atlas sites. After 40 years of on and off travel, love adding the obscura sites to my holidays..
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Parque de la Memoria - Memory Park

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Parque de la Memoria - Memory Park

A memorial to the victims of Argentina's "Dirty War."

Knightridge Space Observatory
Permanently Closed

Bloomington, Indiana

Knightridge Space Observatory

If astronomy had a ghost, it would look like this observatory.

The James A. Garfield Memorial

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

James A. Garfield's Memorial and Tomb

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

Pappajohn Sculpture Park

Des Moines, Iowa

Pappajohn Sculpture Park

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

Brain Sculpture

Bloomington, Indiana

Brain Sculpture

The world's largest anatomically accurate brain sculpture.

Simmons-Wright Company Store

Toomsuba, Mississippi

Simmons-Wright Company Store

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.

The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium

Portland, Oregon

The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

Floralis Generica

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Floralis Generica

105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

Father Paul Dobberstein's Grotto of the Redemption

West Bend, Iowa

Father Paul Dobberstein's Grotto of the Redemption

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

American Sign Museum

Cincinnati, Ohio

American Sign Museum

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

The Hobo Museum

Britt, Iowa

The Hobo Museum

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

White Cloud, as photographed by Carroll Wentland.

Jamestown, North Dakota

Legendary Albino Buffalo

Three legendary, living albino buffalo roaming their pastures for all to see.

World's Largest Ball of Stamps

Boys Town, Nebraska

World's Largest Ball of Stamps

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

Chimborazo Medical Museum

Richmond, Virginia

Chimborazo Medical Museum

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

Peters Cartridge Company

Kings Mills, Ohio

Peters Cartridge Company

An abandoned munitions factory with a shot tower continues to wage war on the surrounding environment.

Krog Street Tunnel

Atlanta, Georgia

Krog Street Tunnel

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Zombie Burger + Drink Lab

Des Moines, Iowa

Zombie Burger + Drink Lab

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

Seen here against the backdrop of the Monon Trail bridge, Rainbow Bridge is the main method of transit for cars crossing White River via Broad Ripple Village

Indianapolis, Indiana

Painted Rainbow Bridge

A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.

National Museum of Roller Skating

Lincoln, Nebraska

National Museum of Roller Skating

The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.

Jug Rock

Shoals, Indiana

Jug Rock

The only freestanding table rock formation east of the Mississippi.

City Cemetery in Seymour, Indiana

Seymour, Indiana

Graves of The Reno Gang

The lynching and burial site of America's first train robbers.

Iguazu Falls

Foz do IguaƧu, Argentina

Iguazu Falls

A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.

(Flickr/leadenhall)

Bentleyville, Ohio

Henry Church Rock

Landmark dedicated to the plight of the American Indian in the 21st century.

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