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9 Pieces Outsider Art in Venice Beach

Funky murals and artworks celebrate the city's counterculture past and present.

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Including Touch of Venice Mural, Venice Beach Poet's Monument, Beyond Baroque, and Mosaic Tile House

Cirkelbroen (The Circle Bridge)
The roundabout in 1973, shortly after it opened.
Henderson Waves.
Elefantenklo
Torre Miramar (Miramar Tower).
The Foreshore Freeway Bridge.

Our Favorite Wonders and Blunders of Urban Planning

Not all things go according to plan, for better or worse.

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Including Cirkelbroen (The Circle Bridge), Magic Roundabout, Henderson Waves , and Elefantenklo

Outside of the mermaid’s temple.
Close-up of the face of the Feejee Mermaid
Jeju Mermaids
The Banff merman is a horrifying taxidermy experiement.
Mermaid Kiyomi at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park.

9 Places to See Mermaids (and Mermen)

For centuries, these mythical creatures have captured the imagination of sailors and landlubbers alike.

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Including Tenshou-Kyousha Shrine Mermaid Mummy, Big Bend Power Plant Manatee Viewing Area, The Nature Museum Feejee Mermaid, and Jeju Mermaids

October 2022

5 Marvels of Mid City, Los Angeles

From ancient dragonfly fossils to world-famous hot dogs, wonders abound.

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Including Pink's Hot Dogs, La Brea Tar Pits Dragonfly Fossils, ‘Urban Light’, and The LAPD Kōban

Sign for Wilson’s Stone Igloo
The Powell Memorial.
Roald Amundsens statue in the morning fog, Tromsø
The monument to Alexander Von Humboldt.
Crow’s nest from the Quest.
The marble monument marking the geographic center of South America.

An Explorer's Guide to Exploration Itself

10 of our favorite monuments to the search for new frontiers.

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Including Wilson's Stone Igloo, Powell Memorial, Roald Amundsen Monument, and Alexander Von Humboldt Monument

Lil’ Toot.
Saugatuck Chain Ferry
The Dixie at dockside.
Information board at the Strausberg side
‘Claire’ crossing to the Warsash side

Our Favorite Funky Ferry Rides

Getting there is half the fun.

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Including Lil' Toot, Belle of Louisville, Saugatuck Chain Ferry, and The Dixie Sternwheeler

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