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San Francisco, California

The Walt Disney Family Museum

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.
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Sausalito, California

Gates Co-op Houseboat Community

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.
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San Quentin, California

San Quentin Prison Gift Shop

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.
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San Rafael, California

420 Louis Pasteur Statue

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.
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Cotati, California

The Accordion Man

A tribute to one man's legacy of improving the accordion's reputation.
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Santa Rosa, California

Cyclisk - Santa Rosa Monument

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.
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Santa Rosa, California

Grave of Robert L. Ripley

Believe it or not, this is the final resting place of the man who created the Odditorium.
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Ukiah, California

Vectorr Train Prototype

A working model of a pressure-driven, high-speed rail whizzes around a private vineyard.
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Ukiah, California

Ukiah Latitude Observatory

One of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble.
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Willits, California

Cowboy Willy

A giant fiberglass Muffler Man found new life as a rodeo guardian.
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Fort Bragg, California

Glass Beach

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
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Fort Bragg, California

Larry Spring Museum of Common Sense Physics

Experience Larry Spring's self-taught "common sense" laws of physics.
Fort Bragg, California

International Sea Glass Museum

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.
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Little River, California

Pygmy Forest Trail

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.
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Bastrop, Texas

The Gas Station

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.
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Katy, Texas

Forbidden Gardens

Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.
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Bellville, Texas

Newman's Castle

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.
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Tilden, Texas

Boot Hill Cemetery

"They died with their boots on."
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San Jose, California

The Winchester Mystery House

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
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Mountain View, California

Computer History Museum

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.
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Carthage, Texas

Last Remaining Boundary Marker for the Republic of Texas

The only international border marker within the United States.
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Marfa, Texas

Marfa Lights

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
Alpine, Texas

Target Marathon

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Portland, Oregon

Kelly Butte Civil Defense Center

Portland had a unique approach to Cold War-era protections.
Elliot Carter Added by Elliot Carter