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Los Angeles, California

Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.
Hadley Meares Added by Hadley Meares
Las Vegas, Nevada

Big Rig Jig

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Los Angeles, California

California Institute of Abnormalarts (CIA)

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.
Added by Jeshii
Los Angeles, California

Idle Hour

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.
Tanja M Laden Added by Tanja M Laden
Los Angeles, California

Caioti Pizza Café

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.
Genki Added by Genki
Los Angeles, California

Great Wall of Los Angeles

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.
aerienne Added by aerienne
Los Angeles, California

The Baked Potato Jazz Club

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.
Rohini Chaki Added by Rohini Chaki
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.
Trevor Added by Trevor
Los Angeles, California

The Houdini Estate

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.
Erik Martz Added by Erik Martz
Los Angeles, California

Chemosphere

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

Metropolitan Pit Stop

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.
Added by Craig Baker
Cowra, Australia

Japanese War Cemetery and Garden

Final resting place for hundreds of prisoners of war.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Lutry, Switzerland

Lutry Menhirs

Standing stones found on a construction site are re-erected.
serflac Added by serflac
Moscow, Russia

Twin Stars Diner

This Russian diner is staffed entirely by twins.
Added by historynerdxl
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Tulufan Diqu, China

Jiaohe Ruins

The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.
taotaoholmes Added by taotaoholmes
Huizhou, China

Hallstatt, China

A Chinese mining company has created the world's first cloned village in this perfect recreation of an Austrian town.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Xianyang, China

Chinese Pyramids of Xian

Enormous burial mounds of ancient emperors.
serflac Added by serflac
Pingtang County, China

The Eye of Heaven

The largest radio telescope in the world searches for extraterrestrial life from the remote limestone peaks of southern China.
Elliot Carter Added by Elliot Carter
Los Angeles, California

Old Zoo Picnic Area

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.
Added by Lisa E
Drummond, Montana

Garnet, Montana

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.
Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City Workhouse

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.
izg2 Added by izg2
Iuka, Mississippi

Yellow Creek Nuclear Power Plant

Instead of becoming a power plant, this abandoned complex became a massive letdown.
hana Added by hana
Rosemount, Minnesota

UMore Park Abandoned Munitions Plant

The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.
kyleensrude Added by kyleensrude