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Nagar Glass Factory.

Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)

Nagar Glass Factory

The ruins of this prominent glass factory yield hidden treasures buried among the jungle floor.

Alice on Wednesday

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Collectors Treasury.

Johannesburg, South Africa

Collectors Treasury

Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.

Blue nankeen on exhibit.

Shanghai, China

Chinese Printed Blue Nankeen Exhibition Hall

A small gallery and shop dedicated to an ancient style of hand-printed textile.

Outside Hippo Hardware in Portland.

Portland, Oregon

Hippo Hardware

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

San Francisco, California

The Last Standard Oil Company Gas Station in California

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

Round guitar disaplay

Rochester, New York

House of Guitars

The largest guitar store in the world has been visited by some of music's all-time greats passing through upstate New York.

Star Market jutting out over the highway

Newton, Massachusetts

Star Market

This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.

Why have a 7-Eleven when you can have a 6-Twelve?

A Former 7-Eleven Owner Opened a Rival Store Across the Street Named 6-Twelve

He made the decision after an extended legal battle.

Michael Waters June 1, 2017

Permanently Closed

Smaller pieces of silk arranged by color.

Brattleboro, Vermont

Delectable Mountain Cloth

A treasure trove of rare and fine fabrics from around the world.

"We had the coffins, and the giant hand, and he was like, 'Oh do the Chuckie!' Then he added the skulls."

roadside attractions

The Wild Legacy of America's Most Eccentric Roadside Attraction

Wild Bill came from a family of die-hard Republicans and clowns, and he created a destination where the only rule is "faster, wilder."

Sarah Laskow May 4, 2017

From <em>Hong Kong Shop Cats</em>.

Charming Portraits of Hong Kong’s Shop Cats

Meet the adorable cats watching over the city's stores.

Anika Burgess January 6, 2017

Permanently Closed

Yenching Palace in Cleveland Park, Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Yenching Palace

The iconic D.C. restaurant where the Cuban Missile Crisis was negotiated, now a Walgreens.

Tish and Snooky at the original Manic Panic.

Manic Panic Isn't Just a Hair Dye Brand: It Was the First Punk Store in America

Tish and Snooky Bellomo have always been cool.

Sarah Laskow November 4, 2016

Pigments at Pigment.

Pigment

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

Mystery Soda Machine

9 Amazing Things Disguised as Boring Things

Look twice—these seemingly mundane objects are hiding something.

Molly McBride Jacobson September 29, 2016

Britten's leaning tower in Groom

The Leaning Tower of Texas

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

The Surprisingly Resilient History of IGA, Which Gave Small Towns Groceries

You've probably been to one.

Ernie Smith July 11, 2016