Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...

No search results found for
“”

Make sure words are spelled correctly.

Try searching for a travel destination.

Places near me Random place

Popular Destinations

  • Paris
  • London
  • New York
  • Berlin
  • Rome
  • Los Angeles
Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Sign In Join
Profile image for teddrake

teddrake

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2012

I can't help but stop at all the roadside oddities
tdrake.net

0 Followers · 0 Following

Follow travelers to discover remarkable places through their journeys.

My Travel Badges

  • Badge Earned!

    Route 66 Exploration Challenge

    Ford's Route 66 Exploration Challenge

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

  • Badge Earned!

    Mark Your Map State Exploration Challenge

    Ford's Mark Your Map State Exploration Challenge

    You expanded your map during the Ford Mark Your Map State Exploration Challenge and reached the milestone required to unlock this limited edition badge.

  • Badge Earned!

    25 States Visited

    25 States Visited

    You've visited 25 U.S. states and are halfway to exploring all 50. Every state has its own hidden wonders, and you're well on your way to discovering them.

    50 States Visited
    Next Badge: 50 States Visited Visit all 50 states to earn the highest state exploration badge.
  • Badge Earned!

    First Contribution

    First Contribution

    This badge celebrates your first contribution to the Atlas Obscura community and the role you play in helping others discover wonder.

    25 Contributions
    Next Badge: 25 Contributions Make 25 total contributions to earn your next badge.
  • Badge Earned!

    25 Contributions

    25 Contributions

    This badge celebrates your first 25 contributions to the Atlas Obscura community and the role you play in helping others discover wonder.

    100 Contributions
    Next Badge: 100 Contributions Make 100 total contributions to earn your next badge.

Places teddrake Wants to Go

  • Been
  • Want to Go
  • Recommendations
  • Stories
  • Countries
  • US States
  • Added
  • Edited
  • Lists
  • Tried
  • Want to Try
383

Places I want to go

Places on this traveler's wishlist.

Kissing Rock

Pacific Grove, California

Kissing Rock

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

Pacific Grove Butterfly House

Pacific Grove, California

Pacific Grove Butterfly House

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

The lab was fictionalized by John Steinbeck as "Western Biological Laboratory"

Monterey, California

Doc Ricketts' Lab

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

Monterey's Moon Tree

Monterey, California

Monterey's Moon Tree

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

People always put fresh flowers in Doc's hand.

Monterey, California

Doc Ricketts Memorial

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

The Joseph Boston Store, better known as Casa del Oro.

Monterey, California

Casa del Oro

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

Omamori Spa West Lake

Hanoi, Vietnam

Omamori Spa West Lake

This spa in Hanoi is staffed exclusively by the visually impaired.

Mannequin prisoners shackled in the French Colonial section of Hỏa Lò Prison.

Hanoi, Vietnam

Hỏa Lò Prison

The notorious "Hanoi Hilton" where Vietnamese colonial subjects and later American POWs, including John McCain, were imprisoned.

B-52 Wreckage in Huu Tiep Lake

Hanoi, Vietnam

B-52 Wreckage

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

Place setting 55.5, where the two men ate their famous meal in April 2016.

Hanoi, Vietnam

Anthony Bourdain and Barack Obama's Dinner Table

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

Diesel train coming down the train tracks through a narrow street in Hanoi.

Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi's Train Street

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Water puppet show

Hanoi, Vietnam

Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Despite how it seems, this photo has not been stretched.

Seoul, South Korea

‘Jangdokdae’

A family of distorted sculptures stands outside Seoul's former imperial palace.

Wongaksa pagoda is encased in a protective glass structure in Tapgol Park.

Seoul, South Korea

Wongaksa Pagoda

This pagoda was once the central feature of a Buddhist temple that no longer exists.

Suguksa Temple

Seoul, South Korea

Suguksa Temple

The name of the only golden Buddhist temple in Korea translates as "the temple that protects the country."

Banpo Bridge Moonlight Rainbow Fountain

Seoul, South Korea

Banpo Bridge Moonlight Rainbow Fountain

The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.

Different varieties of kimchi at the museum.

Seoul, South Korea

Museum Kimchikan

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

The cafe is known for its excellent drip coffee.

Seoul, South Korea

Coffee Hanyakbang

About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.

Sago Lane in 2008

Singapore

Street of the Dead

A street with an infamous past where the terminally ill were sent to die.

Sembawang Hot Spring

Singapore, Singapore

Sembawang Hot Springs

A hidden hot spring in Singapore with a surprising history.

View of the Majestic, from a bridge

Singapore

The Majestic Theatre

The elaborate façade of this old Cantonese opera house celebrates the building's history and the love story that founded it.

Enter the dragon!

Singapore

Thow Kwang Pottery Jungle

This family-owned pottery shop is home to the last operational dragon kiln in Singapore.

Zebra doves interact from the comfort of their individual cages.

Singapore

Kebun Baru Birdsinging Club

Singapore's Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West is a social hotspot for songbirds and their humans.

‘Planet’

Singapore

'Planet'

A giant baby floats in the middle of Singapore’s nature park.

Page 1 of 16 Next

Get Our Email Newsletter

Follow Us

Facebook YouTube TikTok Instagram Pinterest RSS Feed

Get the app

Download the App
Download on the Apple App Store Get it on Google Play
  • All Places
  • Latest Places
  • Most Popular
  • Places to Eat
  • Random
  • Nearby
  • Add a Place
  • Stories
  • Food & Drink
  • Itineraries
  • Lists
  • Video
  • Podcast
  • Newsletters
  • All Trips
  • Membership
  • Feedback & Ideas
  • Community Guidelines
  • Product Blog
  • Unique Gifts
  • Work With Us
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Advertise With Us
  • Advertising Guidelines
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of Use
Atlas Obscura

© 2026 Atlas Obscura. All Rights Reserved.