cyccommute's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

cyccommute

Colorado native, flyfisherman, touring bicyclist. I've been wandering in the odd places of Colorado and the rest of the US all my life, many of them from the saddle of a bicycle and under my own power. Atlas Obscura will help me find even more obscure places.

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Denver, Colorado

Denver Omelet Plaque

This sidewalk tribute honors Colorado's great culinary creation.

Reina Gattuso

Added by Reina Gattuso

Estes Park, Colorado

Birthplace of the American Board of Orthodontics

The start of the group that straightened the teeth of a nation.

Added by Dumples

Site of the First Train Robbery in the West

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

Rubezahl

Added by Rubezahl

Sterling, Colorado

Overland Trail Museum

Snapshots of late 19th and early 20th century Americana, focused on life on the plains, are displayed in this museum.

slgwv

Fort Morgan, Colorado

Grave of Philip K. Dick

The final resting place of a legendary science fiction author and his fraternal twin sister who died as an infant.

Added by emilylou622

Denver, Colorado

‘Notre Denver’

A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.

Fred Cherrygarden

Added by Fred Cherrygarden

Omaha, Nebraska

Old Lincoln Highway in Omaha

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

Added by manharta

Omaha, Nebraska

Chef Boyardee Statue

A life-size bronze statue of Ettore Boiardi, the man behind the can.

Vidiot

Added by Vidiot

Bonnie and Clyde Dexter Shootout Marker

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

Added by srh2767

West Des Moines, Iowa

Huston Cemetery

A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.

abandonedexplorerscom

Added by abandonedexplorerscom

Des Moines, Iowa

'Better Homes and Gardens' Test Garden

The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.

Added by BasedGod

Des Moines, Iowa

Pappajohn Sculpture Park

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

leiris

Added by leiris

Des Moines, Iowa

World Food Prize Hall of Laureates

The headquarters of the prestigious World Food Prize celebrates the heroes in the fight against hunger, has no cafeteria.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Golden Spike Monument

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

Added by Schweg

Denver, Colorado

Prismatic Electric Fountain

This stunning, technicolor array of geysers has occupied Ferril lake since 1908.

Added by traceywilson

Denver, Colorado

Little Man Ice Cream Can

This 28-foot-tall milk can contains one of the most whimsical ice cream parlors in town.

Added by traceywilson

Gypsum, Colorado

Dotsero Crater

Colorado's only active volcano last erupted around 4,000 years ago.

topherc1

Added by topherc1

Grand Junction, Colorado

Rattlesnake Canyon Arches

This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.

Added by colleencourtney c93b920e

Fruita, Colorado

Dinosaur Journey Museum

Explore a wealth of fossils in one of the most prolific dig sites in North America.

Added by traceywilson

Denver, Colorado

Soundwalk

A unique auditory experience right on the sidewalk.

Added by Rejane

Denver, Colorado

Hop Alley

A mural and a few historical markers commemorate Denver's once-thriving Chinatown, which was obliterated in a racist riot.

mikewalker

Added by mikewalker

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

Added by minemyerj

Denver, Colorado

History Colorado Center

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

hana

Eureka, Missouri

Black Madonna Shrine

This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.

STLhomeswithsoul

Added by STLhomeswithsoul