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badgersofdoom

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If I was a cat, I would be the killedest of cats.
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Charing Cross Mural.

London, England

Charing Cross Mural

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.

Golden Hinde in London

London, England

Replica of the Golden Hinde

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

The view from the laboratory.

London, England

Monument to the Great Fire of London

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

The two mice eating cheese. Or are they fighting for it?

London, England

Philpot Lane Mice Sculpture

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East

London, England

The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Castello di Amorosa

Calistoga, California

Castello di Amorosa

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

The Prison Cell of Ludger Sylbaris

Saint-Pierre, Martinique

The Prison Cell of Ludger Sylbaris

The cell which saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris, "the man who lived through Doomsday."

Orchard Heritage Park

Sunnyvale, California

Orchard Heritage Park

800 apricot trees honor Silicon Valley's agricultural history.

The Peralta Adobe

San Jose, California

Peralta Adobe

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.

IBM Building 025

San Jose, California

IBM Building 025

A lonely monument to the original Silicon Valley tech campus.

Grave of Bert Bertram's arm

San Jose, California

Grave of Bert Barrett’s Left Arm

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

 Communications Hill Grand Staircase

San Jose, California

Communications Hill Grand Staircase

This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.

Crown Fountain

Chicago, Illinois

Crown Fountain

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The never-completed archway of the Tobin house.

San Francisco, California

Tobin House

Half of a house.

San Francisco's Standard station.

San Francisco, California

The Last Standard Oil Company Gas Station in California

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

Spreckels Mansion. (Creative Commons)

San Francisco, California

Spreckels Mansion

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

Treasure Island as seen from Yerba Buena Island

San Francisco, California

Treasure Island

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Brothel

Pendleton, Oregon

The Cozy Rooms

A statue of the owner stands outside of this museum, once the most popular brothel in town.

Sierra Silver Mine.

Wallace, Idaho

Sierra Silver Mine

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

The Quetzalcoatl sculpture looks best up-close and from the front.

San Jose, California

Quetzalcóatl Sculpture

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

Orchestria Palm Court

San Jose, California

Orchestria Palm Court

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

"Anti-Saloon League San Francisco Est. 1920" A sign seen outside Bourbon & Branch.

San Francisco, California

Bourbon & Branch

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

20-mule team from viewing platform

Boron, California

Borax Visitor Center

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

The Walt Disney Family Museum

San Francisco, California

The Walt Disney Family Museum

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

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