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40.7373, -73.7325
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51.9046, -8.2590
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38.9004, -76.9865
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50.6093, 5.6040
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Robertson, Australia
Big Potato
Concrete spud looks like the North American Sebago.
-34.5807, 150.5842
San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Park Diorama
A miniature view of the park, caught in time.
37.7695, -122.5102
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Elf Door at Deming Heights Park
Enter the Forest of the Elves.
45.0247, -93.2435
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Creative Ironwerks
A Foundry on a Sleepy Street.
45.0124, -93.2565
Minneapolis, Minnesota
City Salvage
An architecturally-focused antique shop.
45.0086, -93.2814
San Francisco, California
Japanese Tea Garden
Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.
37.7702, -122.4702
Anchorage, Alaska
Burial Spirit Houses
Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.
61.4585, -149.3611
Ulugnor District, Uzbekistan
Fergana Valley
One of the most ethnically diverse spots on the planet.
40.7667, 71.5000
Valdez, Alaska
Valdez Museum & Historical Archive
Permanent exhibit reminds visitors of the Exxon Valdez.
61.1294, -146.3546
Kiama, Australia
Big Poo
At five meters long, that is one big piece of foam poop.
-34.6703, 150.8544
Los Angeles, California
Townhouse Bar and Speakeasy
From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.
33.9872, -118.4726
San Francisco, California
Heroes Grove Memorial
A quiet marker in memory of local men and women lost in WWI.
37.7725, -122.4701
San Francisco, California
Mescaline Grove
A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.
37.7714, -122.4614
San Francisco, California
Beach Chalet WPA Murals
Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.
37.7694, -122.5103
San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Park Vintage Carousel
This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.
37.7679, -122.4580
Los Angeles, California
Venice of America Canals
After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.
33.9858, -118.4676
Los Angeles, California
Waldorf Hotel Apartments
Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.
33.9886, -118.4748
Arlington, Virginia
Rosslyn Metro Escalator
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
38.8959, -77.0715
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