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brendonstinson

Currently living out of a renovated school bus traveling the U.S

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Richland, Washington

Hanford Site

Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.

atimian

Added by atimian

Richland, Washington

B Reactor

A 1940s nuclear reactor built to produce plutonium for the Manhattan Project.

Minidoka National Historic Site

During World War II, over 13,000 people of Japanese ancestry were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated in this camp in the Idaho desert.

Added by astalans

Aztec, New Mexico

Aztec Ruins National Monument

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

ldt007

Added by ldt007

Seattle, Washington

Cal Anderson Park

A large AIDS Memorial Pathway art installation provides a moment for quiet contemplation in this public park.

Added by smlindberg

Marblemount, Washington

Temple of Power

This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Lake Louise, Alberta

Lake Agnes Teahouse

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

Anne Ewbank

Added by Anne Ewbank

Canmore, Alberta

Big Head Sculpture

The granite head appears to be deep in thought and half buried in the ground.

rybuszka

Added by rybuszka

Improvement District No. 9, Alberta

Banff Wildlife Crossings

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

Added by Ashawnta

Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia

Bighorns

This 20-foot-tall sculpture is in honor of the herd of bighorn sheep that call Radium Hot Springs home.

Added by amandaumbach

Field, British Columbia

Spiral Tunnels at the Big Hill

In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.

brendanjcane

Added by brendanjcane

Field, British Columbia

Yoho National Park

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

West Glacier, Montana

Going-to-the-Sun Road

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

canuck

Added by canuck

West Glacier, Montana

Lake McDonald

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.

MisterW

Added by MisterW

Mitchell, Oregon

Painted Hills

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

Added by kgignatyev

Valley Falls, Oregon

Lake Abert

Oregon's only closed-basin hypersaline lake, an important stopover for migrating waterfowl, is in danger of drying up completely.

slgwv

Valley Falls, Oregon

Abert Rim

This spectacular fault escarpment, a popular hang-glider launch point, extends some 30 miles long and towers about 2,500 feet over the valley floors to the west.

slgwv

Topsy the Clown

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Added by Schweg

Old Reno Arch

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Added by Schweg

Scheels Sporting Goods

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

leiris

Added by leiris

Last Chance Joe

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

Added by Schweg

Space Whale

What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.

Added by heshsf

'Jackson'

This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.

Anna Minster

Added by Anna Minster

Bridgeport, California

Bodie State Historic Park

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Added by ogurantz