Most Popular PlacesRandom PlaceListsItinerariesAdd a PlaceDownload the App Where to See the World’s Creepiest Dolls and Toys 5 days ago Where to See the World’s Most Famous Preserved Body Parts 12 days ago Baltimore County's NCR Trail is a popular destination for running, walking, biking, and even tubing access. But it's also gnome to a unique and colorful landmark. Less than one mile north of the White Hall NCR Trail parking lot sits a small hill covered in gnomes, and gnome puns.
The owner of the property estimates that Gnome Hill has been around for over 20 years, but says that it really gained momentum around 2020. Now, people frequently leave new figures for him to repair and add to the collection. While visiting, take a break on the courtesy bench and grab a drink or snack (cash only, honor system).
Get more unusual and extraordinary places each week with the Atlas Obscura Places newsletter. Your newsletter subscriptions with us are subject to Atlas Obscura's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Heading north on the trail from the White Hall parking lot, you will reach the hill in .7 miles.
You can access it from other trailheads, but this is the closest option. There are port-a-potties in the parking lot. The classic lawn figurine now claims this wooded area as home.
This gorgeous waterfall is the perfect reward after a beautiful day hike. Raised catwalk walk through the trees alongside a river starting from an abandoned and colorful pumping station. A collection of modern petroglyphs by artist Kevin Sudeith.
Hate them or love them, but important to experience. A forest outside Darmstadt becomes an open-air art gallery, where international artists turn trees, branches, stones, and clearings into strange, playful, and thought-provoking works. A busy trail network outside Ketchum, Idaho, hides a small piece of early Forest Service history.
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