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WhiskeyBristles

Formerly a bartender from Washington, DC, now a wildland firefighter in the American Southwest.

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Inyo County, California

Sailing Stones of Racetrack Playa

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Dylan

Seattle, Washington

Book Arts & Rare Book Collections

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

Jake Uitti

Added by Jake Uitti

San Antonio, Texas

McNutt Sculpture Garden

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.

satxwdavis

Added by satxwdavis

Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

Tor House and Hawk Tower

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

rebeccaclara

Added by rebeccaclara

Palasi, Estonia

Brown Bear Watching Hide

Two well-hidden huts let animal lovers spend the night among the bears, wolves, and other predators of the forest.

NatureofEstonia

Added by NatureofEstonia

Nevada City, California

Old Stonehouse Brewery

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Downieville, California

Craycroft Building

Downieville's largest Gold Rush structure still standing has one of the longest bars in California.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Western Folklife Center

This arts and culture cultural center explores the diverse cultural heritage of the American West.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Lancaster, California

Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Allison

Added by Allison

Hastings, England

Jack in the Green

Every May, townspeople welcome summer with a bizarre pagan parade led by a man wrapped in garlands.

Russ Arno

Added by Russ Arno

Clovelly, England

The Sledges of Clovelly

Wooden sleds have replaced donkeys to cart goods around this utterly charming car-free village.

Kerry Wolfe

Added by Kerry Wolfe

Golconda, Nevada

Midas Ghost Town Saloon

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Boston, Massachusetts

Brattle Book Shop

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

Asia London Palomba

Added by Asia London Palomba

Atlantis Books

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

Asia London Palomba

Added by Asia London Palomba

Tbilisi, Georgia

Stalin’s Underground Printing House Museum

The secret room where early Bolsheviks cranked out propaganda fliers on a smuggled printing press.

Added by ToriElliott

Enniskillen, Northern Ireland

Cuilcagh Legnabrocky Trail

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

matthewmoore

Added by matthewmoore

Lanzo D'intelvi, Italy

Balcony of Italy (Balcone d'Italia)

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

JamazingClayton

Added by JamazingClayton

Hebron, New Hampshire

Sculptured Rocks

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

Added by mollykate

Tianjin Binhai Library

China’s breathtaking futuristic library is lined floor to ceiling with fake books.

Meg

Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands

Wreck of HMS Bounty

The watery grave of Captain Bligh's famous ship.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

New York, New York

Nathan Hale Hanging Site

A plaque immortalizes the spot where the early American spy said his famous last words: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

Added by nperri1

Los Angeles, California

Cactus Store

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

Laramie

Added by Laramie

Barcelona, Spain

Calder Mercury Fountain

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.

Added by spopkes

Bunker-42

Dr. Strangelove-esque tours reveal the inside a bunker once reserved for Stalin himself.

Added by aelandry