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Los Angeles, California

Necromance

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.
Los Angeles, California

Traffic Circle Gondola

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.
Los Angeles, California

Venice Beach House

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Manhattan Beach, California

Light Gate

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.
SamM Added by SamM
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee Art Museum

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Dennis, Massachusetts

Scargo Tower

This lakeside tower is the third attempt at getting a tourist destination to stick on the spot.
kensears37 Added by kensears37
Eastham, Massachusetts

Captain Edward Penniman House

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.
bradshawbob19 Added by bradshawbob19
Eastham, Massachusetts

First Encounter Beach Plaque

This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.
bakedinthehole Added by bakedinthehole
Little Compton, Rhode Island

Gray's General Store

Founded in 1788, this Rhode Island institution is the oldest operating general store in America.
Added by thetucsonguy
Dedham, Massachusetts

Largemouth Bass Sculpture

This art display in Dedham honors a local fish, and is dedicated to the volunteers who restored the canal.
Ciaran Added by Ciaran
Weston, Massachusetts

Norumbega Tower

This tower pays homage to a legendary Viking fort established in Massachusetts that never really existed.
Added by nka
Portland, Oregon

Wishing Tree

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.
Added by qa
Warrenton, Oregon

The Wreck of the Peter Iredale

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
canuck Added by canuck
Portland, Oregon

Portland Troll Bridge

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Boston, Massachusetts

Rose Kennedy Rose Garden

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.
alinekaplan Added by alinekaplan
Boston, Massachusetts

Jamaica Pond Bench

From bench to vandalism to art, this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent.
Ophelia Ravenia Added by Ophelia Ravenia
Agua Dulce, California

Vasquez Rocks

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.
Erin Johnson Added by Erin Johnson
Tehachapi, California

Tehachapi Wind Farm

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.
Allison Added by Allison
Fort Sumner, New Mexico

Bosque Redondo Memorial

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.
WhiskeyBristles Added by WhiskeyBristles
San Jon, New Mexico

Glenrio Ghost Town

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
Added by catboom
Fort Sumner, New Mexico

Grave of Billy the Kid

The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.
mike 367b66f4 Added by mike 367b66f4
Santa Rosa, New Mexico

Santa Rosa Blue Hole

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.
Added by jamienfruita
Panhandle, Texas

VW Slug Bug Ranch

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.
jondilks Added by jondilks
Lafayette, California

The Crosses of Lafayette

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.
leiris Added by leiris