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aestheticsnafu

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Kat lives in, and is in love with, Edgewater, Chicago. She likes taking random pictures, particularly of vending machines.
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April 2022

Portland, Oregon

The Witch’s Castle

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Mill Ends Park

Portland, Oregon

Mill Ends Park

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

Ramona in the Beverly Cleary Sculpture Park.

Portland, Oregon

Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

Bob's Java Jive

Tacoma, Washington

Bob's Java Jive

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

The old gasification plant in Gas Works Park, Seattle

Seattle, Washington

Gas Works Park

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

Elevator hall on the Red Foor

Seattle, Washington

The Red Hall at Seattle’s Central Library

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

Gum Wall window ledge

Seattle, Washington

Gum Wall

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Fremont Troll

Seattle, Washington

Fremont Troll

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Seattle Underground

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Underground

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Mystery Soda Machine
Permanently Closed

Seattle, Washington

Mystery Soda Machine

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

Pomander Walk

New York, New York

Pomander Walk

Peek through the gates at this oasis from the city, full of Old English charm.

Ann Arbor’s Fairy Doors

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor’s Fairy Doors

The city is full of whimsical portals to another world.

The Last Shell Oil Clamshell Station

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

The Last Shell Oil Clamshell Station

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

A view of City Hall from below. (Photo:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia City Hall

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Art Car Museum
Permanently Closed

Houston, Texas

Art Car Museum

At the "Garage Mahal" in Houston, car culture is about more than just driving.

The Traveling Man

Dallas, Texas

The Traveling Man

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

Madame Sherri's Castle

Chesterfield, New Hampshire

Madame Sherri's Castle

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

Pain Inflicted, Suffering Endured, Injustice Done

Paisley, Scotland

Paisley Witches Memorial

The strange behavior of a tween led to allegations of witchcraft and a curse being placed on anybody within earshot.

On a sunny day

Isle of Iona, Scotland

Iona Abbey

A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.

The Heart of Midlothian marks the former entrance to the Old Tolbooth.

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Heart of Midlothian

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Fairy Pools.

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Fairy Pools

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

Kilt Rock

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

Fairy Glen, as viewed from Castle Ewan.

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Fairy Glen

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

Wooden walls at the Green Mill

Chicago, Illinois

Green Mill Jazz Club

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

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