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educatorclaire

Museum educator, pinball enthusiast, and lover of sea creatures. I've made a career out of teaching children the history of murdering both whales and people.

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Places visited in Nantucket, Massachusetts

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Places visited in Clark County, Nevada

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Peach Springs, Arizona

Grand Canyon Caverns Underground Suite

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

Added by zackofalltrades

Kingman, Arizona

'Giganticus Headicus'

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

MarilynR

Added by MarilynR

Peach Springs, Arizona

Caverns Grotto

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

lukefater

Added by lukefater

Valentine, Arizona

Truxton Canyon Training School

The remains of a boarding school designed to forcibly assimilate Native American children.

WhiskeyBristles

Added by WhiskeyBristles

Holbrook, Arizona

Petrified Forest National Park

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

AllisonEng

Added by AllisonEng

Palm Springs, California

'The Babies'

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

tjmuehleman

Added by tjmuehleman

Hurricane, Utah

Pioneer Heritage Museum

A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.

pieofthemonth

Added by pieofthemonth

Quartzsite, Arizona

Hi Jolly Monument

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

Added by zackofalltrades

Quartzsite, Arizona

The Red Ghost of Quartzsite

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

HarryValentine

Added by HarryValentine

Phoenix, Arizona

Navajo Code Talkers Tribute

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

Edward Denny

Added by Edward Denny

Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Lake Havasu Lighthouses

More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.

Added by LaMesaMatt

Honolulu, Hawaii

Sky Gate

During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.

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Honolulu, Hawaii

Ali’iolani Hale

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

New Zeppelin

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Parowan Gap Petroglyphs

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

Pyramid Lake

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Boundary Peak

The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Scheels Sporting Goods

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

leiris

Added by leiris

Pahrump, Nevada

Coffin It Up

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.

lewblank

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Wilbur D. May Museum

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

Added by bellsbastian

Permanent Wave Society

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

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Laughlin, Nevada

Laughlin Labyrinths

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

Nikki Vargas

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Natural Selection

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

Added by thefancywalrus

Last Chance Joe

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

Added by Schweg

Guardian of Eden

This 18-foot-tall steel lotus is a meditation on ecological crisis that originally appeared at Burning Man.

Added by Schweg