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Bodega Bay, California

Children's Bell Tower

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."
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San Francisco, California

Fort Point

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.
Scott Mansfield Added by Scott Mansfield
San Francisco, California

Presidio Pet Cemetery

A monument to the love people have for their pets.
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San Francisco, California

'Wood Line'

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.
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Sunderland, Massachusetts

The Buttonball Tree

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"
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Olema, California

1906 Earthquake Fence

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Inverness, California

KPH Maritime Radio Receiving Station

An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.
James Gage Added by James Gage
San Francisco, California

Hang Ah Tea Room

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell
Ipswich, Massachusetts

Crane Mansion on Castle Hill

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."
JWOcker Added by JWOcker
Boston, Massachusetts

Fenway Victory Gardens

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts

Kendall Band

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Alameda, California

Alameda Point Antique and Collectibles Fair

Antiques by the Bay.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Horseshoe Pitch

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.
Tre Added by Tre
San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Bison

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
San Francisco, California

The Dore Vase

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Drawn Stone

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.
San Francisco, California

Alvord Lake Bridge

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.
DuckMuscle Added by DuckMuscle
San Francisco, California

Janis Joplin Tree

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.
Seattle, Washington

Bettie Page House

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!
SamM Added by SamM
Seattle, Washington

Gum Wall

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
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Seattle, Washington

Gas Works Park

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Mira Added by Mira
Seattle, Washington

Fremont Troll

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

Nauset Beach

Centuries-old hoofprints and wagon tracks reveal themselves after a good winter storm.
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Eastham, Massachusetts

Captain Edward Penniman House

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.
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