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Vashon, Washington

Oscar the Bird King

Thomas Dambo's troll sculpture wears a crown with birdhouses on his head.
Added by davidginsberg
Tacoma, Washington

Point Defiance Slides

Slip in a slide while waiting for the ferry.
Added by lraeb
Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma Narrows Bridge

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Las Vegas, Nevada

The Last Remaining Sigma Derby Machine

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.
sarahkurchak Added by sarahkurchak
Las Vegas, Nevada

Flamingo Habitat

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Boulder City, Nevada

Hoover Dam Old Exhibit Building

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."
michelle Added by michelle
Boulder City, Nevada

Hoover Dam Geodetic Survey Markers

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Boulder City, Nevada

Winged Figures of the Republic

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Seattle, Washington

Deep Sea Sugar & Salt

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.
rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Tacoma, Washington

Bob's Java Jive

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.
Added by onejayson
Carbondale, Illinois

Buckminster Fuller Dome Home

The only dome home to be owned or occupied by dome inventor Buckminster Fuller.
Added by codell76
Toledo, Washington

Gospodor Monument Park

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.
Added by RogueSquad
Bainbridge Island, Washington

The Labyrinth Mosaic and Halls Hill Lookout

Overlooking Puget Sound sits a garden with a Buddhist prayer wheel and an elaborate labyrinth.
tjmuehleman Added by tjmuehleman
Seattle, Washington

Seattle Center Armory

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Seattle, Washington

Full Tilt Ice Cream and Pinball Arcade

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Sedro-Woolley, Washington

Northern State Hospital Farm

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.
Added by thendaramarie
Ashford, Washington

Mount Rainier

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.
thomasharper Added by thomasharper
Portland, Oregon

Voodoo Doughnut and Wedding Chapel

The magic's in the hole!
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Portland, Oregon

Transcendence

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.
Erin Everywhere Added by Erin Everywhere
Portland, Oregon

International Rose Test Garden

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
hcw2rp Added by hcw2rp
Corbett, Oregon

Multnomah Falls

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
canuck Added by canuck
Nashville, Tennessee

Lane Motor Museum

Located inside a former bread factory, this museum explores a century of transportation history through innovations that were extraordinary or failures—sometimes both.
lukefater Added by lukefater
Memphis, Tennessee

Silky O'Sullivan's

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.
Added by S Lee
Memphis, Tennessee

Peabody Hotel Duck March

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.