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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Richland

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Richland, Washington

Updated May 4, 2020

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Front face of the B Reactor. Taken 10/27/2022 on public tour.

Richland, Washington

B Reactor

A 1940s nuclear reactor built to produce plutonium for the Manhattan Project.
Hanford Reactor

Richland, Washington

Hanford Site

Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.
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Gravity Hill starting line.

Prosser, Washington

Gravity Hill

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.
21 miles from Richland

Redd, Washington

Juniper Dunes Wilderness Area

One of the northernmost occurrences of western juniper can be found in the sand dunes of Washington's Palouse.
22 miles from Richland
Twin Sisters

Touchet, Washington

Twin Sisters

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.
23 miles from Richland
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Stories About Richland

Tumbleweeds got stuck in Bessie’s grill.

Tumbleweeds Usually Tumble, But Sometimes They Tornado

Matt McKnight caught a botanical maelstrom on camera in Eastern Washington.
by Jessica Leigh Hester
May 4, 2020
It took hours to clear the piles.

A Blizzard of Tumbleweeds Caused a 10-Hour Traffic Jam in Washington State

Cars slowed to a halt on State Route 240, but the plants just kept bounding along.
by Jessica Leigh Hester
January 3, 2020

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