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Vicki Arkoff

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2017

Writer, traveler, eater, imbiber. Based in Los Angeles but constantly roaming the globe in search of interesting people, places and experiences. Published by DK Books, HarperCollins, Time Entertainment, Virgin Books, LA Times, NY Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Toronto Star, The Awesomer, Daily Variety, Day Spa Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, JustLuxe, MAD Magazine, Prevue, Pursuitist, Westjet Magazine, Where Guestbook, Where Traveller Magazine.

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Forest Lawn Cemetery

Glendale, California

Forest Lawn Cemetery

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Don't let the unassuming entrance fool you.

Culver City, California

The Museum of Jurassic Technology

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Calico Ghost Town from an overlook

Yermo, California

Calico Ghost Town

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Devils Golf Course Landscape

Inyo County, California

Devils Golf Course Landscape

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Artist's Drive

Inyo County, California

Artist's Drive

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The Glorious Diorama

Boulder City, Nevada

Hoover Dam Old Exhibit Building

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

Seven Magic Mountains at sunset

Sloan, Nevada

Seven Magic Mountains

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

Weird red landscape in the canyon

Las Vegas, Nevada

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Flamingos on Flamingo Island

Las Vegas, Nevada

Flamingo Habitat

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

METROPOL PAROSOL SEVILLE SPAIN OCT. 2018

Seville, Spain

Metropol Parasol

The world's largest wooden structure.

Rhinoceros of Belém Tower

Lisbon, Portugal

Rhinoceros of Belém Tower

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

(WikiCommons)

Rome, Italy

Via Appia

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Lafayette Cemetery

New Orleans, Louisiana

Lafayette Cemetery

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

Space Shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center.

Los Angeles, California

Space Shuttle Endeavour

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

Mission Control Room at JPL

La Cañada Flintridge, California

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

Aerial photo of the volcano.

Flagstaff, Arizona

SP Crater

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

Wupatki National Monument

Flagstaff, Arizona

Wupatki National Monument

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

Meteor Crater

Winslow, Arizona

Meteor Crater

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

Carlsbad Caverns

Carlsbad, New Mexico

Carlsbad Caverns

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Crowds gather to watch the bats fly out as the sun sets.

Austin, Texas

Congress Bridge Bats

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Dining room at the Madonna Inn

San Luis Obispo, California

Madonna Inn

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Nantucket Whaling Museum

Nantucket, Massachusetts

Nantucket Whaling Museum

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

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.

(Flickr/Wojtek Gurak)

Edinburgh, Scotland

Holyrood Abbey Ruins

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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