Annetta Black's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
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San Francisco, California

Site of the Golden Gate Speed Road

Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.
San Francisco, California

Japanese Tea Garden

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.
San Francisco, California

Beach Chalet WPA Murals

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.
San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Vintage Carousel

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.
San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Horseshoe Pitch

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.
San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Lawn Bowling Club

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.
San Francisco, California

John McLaren Statue

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.
Cave City, Kentucky

Dinosaur World

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.
Sylacauga, Alabama

Monument to Lady-Whacking Meteorite

Abstract marble carving for an 8.5-pound rock.
Alameda, California

St. George Spirits

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.
Berlin, Germany

Spreepark

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Kathmandu, Nepal

Swayambhunath Monkey Temple

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.
Jaipur, India

Hanuman’s Temple

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.
Clayton, Georgia

Ice Box Cemetery

An abandoned bait shop with a front lot filled with storage boxes.
Pisa, Italy

Museum of Human Anatomy

Anatomical cabinet holds unexpected treasures.
Cambridge, Massachusetts

MIT Museum: Arthur Ganson

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.
Baltimore, Maryland

Site of Edgar Allan Poe's Death

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.
Charleston, South Carolina

The Waring Historical Library

Dedicated to the history of the health sciences.
Fort Myers, Florida

Edison & Ford Winter Estates

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.
Miami, Florida

Monkey Jungle

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.
Peekskill, New York

Early Electrics

Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.
Austin, Texas

Museum of the Weird

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

House of Balls

Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.
Chatsworth, California

LA-88 Nike Missile Site

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.