Kokopelli

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2015

Positive deviant, Iconoclast, Wikipedia, Kokopelli, Curmudgeon, Memomagnetist, Retired Teacher, Ed Tech, Social Media, Travel, Route 66, MINI Cooper, Hiking

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My Location Interests

Washington, D.C.

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West Virginia Visitor

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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.
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Ford's Mark Your Map State Exploration Challenge

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25 States Visited

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Places I've been

Places this traveler has marked as been there.

This sign is about all there is to the visitor's center

Kunene Region, Namibia

Twyfelfontein

Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.

Kruševo Makedonium

Krusevo, North Macedonia

The Kruševo Makedonium

Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.

One of the original torpedoes is still on display.

Alexandria, Virginia

Torpedo Factory Art Center

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

The Raven Room

Charlottesville, Virginia

The Raven Room

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

Monument to the Angel of Marye's Heights

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Monument to the Angel of Marye's Heights

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

Bow of the SS Slater.

Cape Charles, Virginia

Kiptopeke's Concrete Fleet

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.