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AdmiralBVN

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Born and raised in the Midwest. Like traveling, like food, Like to see the off-the-beaten track sights.
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Tommy the Turtle

Boissevain, Manitoba

Tommy the Turtle

This colossal reptile celebrates the history of the now-defunct Canadian Turtle Derby.

Typical intersection.
Permanently Closed

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Freight Tunnels

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

Chicago Temple

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Temple

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

The Bronze Cow.

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Bronze Cow

The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.

The entrance to Couch Place today.

Chicago, Illinois

Couch Place (The Alley of Death)

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

Entrance to the museum

Chicago, Illinois

McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum

The only Chicago bridgehouse open to the public contains a museum devoted to the Chicago River.

The Garfield-Clarendon Model Railroad Club

Chicago, Illinois

The Garfield-Clarendon Model Railroad Club

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

Shop window of Merz Apothecary.

Chicago, Illinois

Merz Apothecary

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

Elmhurst Model Railroad Club

Elmhurst, Illinois

Elmhurst Model Railroad Club

Explore an underground labyrinth of miniature railroads.

Lilacia Park

Lombard, Illinois

Lilacia Park

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

Nutty Narrows Bridge

Longview, Washington

Nutty Narrows Bridge

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

Thornewood Castle

Tacoma, Washington

Thornewood Castle

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

Inside Museum

Tacoma, Washington

Buffalo Soldiers Museum

Sharing the often-overlooked story of America's Black soldiers.

Tacoma Public Sundial

Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma Public Sundial

This municipal sundial has been keeping time along Tacoma's Commencement Bay since 1978.

'Oscar the Bird King' is one of sculptor Thomas Dambo's ever-growing army of trolls.

Vashon, Washington

Oscar the Bird King

Thomas Dambo's troll sculpture wears a crown with birdhouses on his head.

Treehouse Point.

Issaquah, Washington

Treehouse Point

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

Camlann Village

Carnation, Washington

Camlann Village

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

Kubota Gardens

Seattle, Washington

Kubota Garden

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

‘A Sound Garden’

Seattle, Washington

‘A Sound Garden’

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

Dallas Bowler Hat.

Dallas, Texas

Bowler Hat Sculpture

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

Museum of Health and Medical Science

Houston, Texas

Museum of Health and Medical Science

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

The LAPD Kōban

Los Angeles, California

The LAPD Kōban

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

Echo Park Time Travel Mart.

Los Angeles, California

The Echo Park Time Travel Mart

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

Portal of books.

Los Angeles, California

The Last Bookstore

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

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