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Rivière-aux-Outardes, Québec

Lake Manicouagan

A lake formed in the basin of a massive impact crater takes the shape of an unbroken ring when viewed from above.
Mark Casey Added by Mark Casey
Seattle, Washington

Kubota Garden

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Los Angeles, California

Box Canyon

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.
Michael Inscoe Added by Michael Inscoe
Los Angeles, California

The Adventurers' Club of Los Angeles

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.
Erin Johnson Added by Erin Johnson
Los Angeles, California

Lookout Mountain Airforce Station

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.
anhie Added by anhie
Los Angeles, California

El Bordello Alexandra Apartments

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Los Angeles, California

Global Effects, Inc.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Los Angeles, California

Reggie The Alligator

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.
Nevada City, California

Malakoff Diggins

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.
Added by katherineroland
Los Angeles, California

Japanese Garden at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.
Birbholder Added by Birbholder
San Francisco, California

San Francisco's Peregrine Falcons

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Museum of Russian Culture

Russian history in San Francisco.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Los Angeles, California

UCLA Meteorite Collection

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Los Angeles, California

Helios House

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.
anhie Added by anhie
Los Angeles, California

Museum of Tolerance

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.
Rachel Added by Rachel
San Francisco, California

Bohemian Club

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Fort Bragg, California

International Sea Glass Museum

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.
rebeccaclara Added by rebeccaclara
Los Angeles, California

The Moore Lab of Zoology

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.
Matt Blitz Added by Matt Blitz
Santa Clarita, California

Air Hollywood

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Los Angeles, California

Binoculars Building

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Los Angeles, California

Institute For Figuring

This hands-on math museum believes in turning concepts into constructs.
rjhemedes Added by rjhemedes
Los Angeles, California

Chemosphere

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Calistoga, California

Calistoga Petrified Forest

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Trona, California

Trona Pinnacles

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.
Added by BrianDunning