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Teresa Otto

Teresa Otto is a freelance writer, photographer, and retired pediatric anesthesiologist based in Billings, Montana. When she’s not traveling, she serves as a waitress and housekeeper for two rescued cats and a dog.

Hemi Hideout is a supercharged collection of neon signs, muscle cars, and vintage oddities in Texas

Hemi Hideout is a supercharged collection of neon signs, muscle cars, and vintage oddities in Texas

Community, Road Culture

Resurrecting the 100 Men Hall, a Black history landmark on the Mississippi Blues Trail

Resurrecting the 100 Men Hall, a Black history landmark on the Mississippi Blues Trail

Vintage trailers and racing come together at the Jack Sisemore RV and Motorsports Museum

Vintage trailers and racing come together at the Jack Sisemore RV and Motorsports Museum

A cathedral to the cosmos: Even after its demotion, Pluto is still a star at Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory

A cathedral to the cosmos: Even after its demotion, Pluto is still a star at Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory

Finding ‘Eden’ at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art, dedicated to a misunderstood Mississippi artist

Finding ‘Eden’ at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art, dedicated to a misunderstood Mississippi artist

Community, Road Culture

How a small Montana town saved its once-scandalous ‘Lass in the Glass’ neon sign

How a small Montana town saved its once-scandalous ‘Lass in the Glass’ neon sign

Plumes, popes, and presidents: At the National Museum for Funeral History, nothing is certain except for death

Plumes, popes, and presidents: At the National Museum for Funeral History, nothing is certain except for death

At Albuquerque’s Turquoise Museum, stories are mined alongside the blue-green stones

At Albuquerque’s Turquoise Museum, stories are mined alongside the blue-green stones

Mingle with monsters (and Marilyn) at the Munster Mansion, a perfect replica of the fictional family’s house

Mingle with monsters (and Marilyn) at the Munster Mansion, a perfect replica of the fictional family’s house

‘Pekin one, world zero’: How a 109-year-old Chinese restaurant in Montana has survived wars and pandemics

‘Pekin one, world zero’: How a 109-year-old Chinese restaurant in Montana has survived wars and pandemics

Vigilante justice: The story of three dead rodents and a ghost town cemetery

Vigilante justice: The story of three dead rodents and a ghost town cemetery

Burying the hatchet: A Montana tomb honors an unknown soldier from the Battle of the Little Bighorn

Burying the hatchet: A Montana tomb honors an unknown soldier from the Battle of the Little Bighorn

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