The Minx's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place
Leaderboard Highlights
The Minx's activity rankings
1st
Places added to Faroe Islands
1st
Places edited in Cold Spring, New York
1st
Places added to Cold Spring, New York
2nd
Places added to Outer Hebrides, Scotland
2nd
Places edited in French Southern and Antarctic Lands
2nd
Places edited in East Hampton, New York
3rd
Places added to Iceland
3rd
Places added to Providence, Rhode Island
4th
Places added to Wyoming
Loading map...
Providence, Rhode Island

Crook Point Bascule Bridge

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.
The Minx Added by The Minx
Dunedin, New Zealand

Baldwin Street Houses

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Iceland

Kerið Crater Lake

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.
leiris Added by leiris
Saugerties, New York

Opus 40

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.
Key West, Florida

Key West High Heel Shoe Drop

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.
sandwichgirl Added by sandwichgirl
Mason, New Hampshire

The Uncle Sam House

The childhood home of the meat inspector who would become the face of America.
GregBoggis Added by GregBoggis
New Canaan, Connecticut

Glass House

Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.
atimian Added by atimian
Cold Spring, New York

Ruins of the Cornish Estate

A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Peterborough, New Hampshire

Peterborough Town Library

This small-town library was the first in the world to be entirely supported by taxation.
Added by cdickmayes
Alliance, Nebraska

Carhenge

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Added by CPilgrim
Hell, Michigan

Hell, Michigan

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.
Added by DoctorMoog42
Tomkins Cove, New York

Doodletown

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.
Added by KG
Mount Washington, Massachusetts

Bash Bish Falls

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.
thomasharper Added by thomasharper
Roslin, Scotland

Rosslyn Chapel

A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.
Laetitia Barbier Added by Laetitia Barbier
Waterbury, Vermont

Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.
Ophelia Ravenia Added by Ophelia Ravenia
Oyndarfjørður, Faroe Islands

Rinkusteinar

Two massive boulders, rocking back and forth with the ebbing of the sea.
The Minx Added by The Minx
Reykholt, Iceland

Snorralaug

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.
The Minx Added by The Minx
Iceland

Grjótagjá

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.
The Minx Added by The Minx
Iceland

Dimmuborgir

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.
The Minx Added by The Minx
Múli, Faroe Islands

Múli

Despite finally receiving electricity in 1970, this tiny town is now deserted.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Kunoy, Faroe Islands

Skarð

The abandoned village of Skarð aptly illustrates the idiom "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."
Iceland

Krafla

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.
materialfm Added by materialfm
Iceland

Námaskarð

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.
kendrawashere Added by kendrawashere
Iceland

Drangey Island

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.
Rachel Added by Rachel