San Francisco, California
Portals of the Past
The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
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San Francisco, California
The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
A monument to the love people have for their pets.
San Francisco, California
A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
San Francisco, California
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
San Francisco, California
A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.
San Francisco, California
A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.
San Francisco, California
Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.
Lake, Oregon
Massive crater in central Oregon.
Bend, Oregon
The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.
Quincy, Washington
This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.
Warrenton, Oregon
100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
Winlock, Washington
The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.
Seattle, Washington
This Cold War siren is one off the last of its kind still standing with its immensely powerful original horn.
Portland, Oregon
Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.
Portland, Oregon
Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.
Portland, Oregon
The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.
Portland, Oregon
A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.
Portland, Oregon
These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.
Portland, Oregon
An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
Portland, Oregon
The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.
Paris, France
Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.