SamWandersEarth's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

SamWandersEarth

Animator, illustrator, and unregulated contributor of internet pollution.

http://www.samgetsgraphic.com/

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The Leaning Tower of Texas

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Panhandle, Texas

VW Slug Bug Ranch

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

jondilks

Added by jondilks

Palo Duro Canyon

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

Added by krendi

Amarillo, Texas

Cadillac Ranch

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Thirty Nine

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

Sam OBrien

Added by Sam OBrien

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City Underground

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

ieanferdinand

Added by ieanferdinand

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Factory Obscura Mix-Tape

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

Allison

Added by Allison

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Architectural DNA

An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.

leannatron

Added by leannatron

Arcadia, Oklahoma

Pops

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

Added by lucrown1

Quebradillas, Puerto Rico

Guajataca Lake

An unnatural lake in a naturally beautiful setting.

isaacschultz

Added by isaacschultz

Quebradillas, Puerto Rico

Puerto Hermina Ruins

Legend has it this historic port was a popular hideout and smuggling spot for pirates.

CDVV86

Added by CDVV86

Isabela, Puerto Rico

Tunel de Guajataca

This former sugarcane transport tunnel is now a portal to a lovely beach.

leiris

Added by leiris

Isabela, Puerto Rico

La Cara del Indio

La Cara del Indio honors the Taíno chief who fought bravely against the Spanish invasion of Puerto Rico.

Added by colleencourtney c93b920e

Asheville, North Carolina

Helen's Bridge

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

amandanoblitt

Added by amandanoblitt

Orlando, Florida

Jack Kerouac House

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

Added by riffraff7

Lake Wales, Florida

Spook Hill

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

Altamonte Springs, Florida

Darwin and Wallace: A Nature & Fossil Store

Visitors to this shop will find fossils, minerals, meteorites, skeletons, oddities, and much more.

Added by carnotaurus1

Winter Park, Florida

Prometheus Esoterica

Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.

Added by Adam DeLancett

Crossville, Tennessee

Minister's Treehouse

This structure among the trees was the result of divine inspiration.

Tre

Memphis, Tennessee

Shelby Farms Park

This park offers a variety of sights and activities including trail rides and buffalo sightings.

Added by deaverjessica

Memphis, Tennessee

Big Kids Sculptures

Alongside this Memphis trail are several sculptures that show trail-goers how to relax.

Hayley R

Added by Hayley R

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis Gong Chamber

Ethereal alien hums and haunting whale songs emitting from...a giant sheet of vibrating metal?

Amber C Snider

Added by Amber C Snider

Memphis, Tennessee

St. Peter’s Spiritual Temple (Voodoo Village)

A reclusive Memphis neighborhood is home to decades worth of misunderstood Masonic folk art.

tkillems

Added by tkillems

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum

Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.

Added by DoctorMoog42