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This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

From lefty Jewish gathering site to hip cultural site in just 80 years.

After the devastating 2011 earthquake, historic Christchurch begins to recover, starting with the pop-up Re:START mall.

An abandoned munitions factory with a shot tower continues to wage war on the surrounding environment.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

This working replica of the 'Friends' coffee shop is more accurate to the show than the set itself.

A biblically accurate ark located beneath a Hong Kong bridge is fun for the whole Christian family.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

If your school was decorated with trippy graffiti, served ambrosial coffee, and was frequented by mimes, it might have been similar to this groovy cafe.