San Luis, Colorado
Shrine of the Stations of the Cross
This shrine is an ode to the region's rich Hispanic heritage.
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San Luis, Colorado
This shrine is an ode to the region's rich Hispanic heritage.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Pioneertown, California
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Amboy, California
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
Amboy, California
A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.
Seattle, Washington
This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Seattle, Washington
From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.
Seattle, Washington
Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.
Seattle, Washington
Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Seattle, Washington
A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.
Seattle, Washington
A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.
Seattle, Washington
Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.
Seattle, Washington
The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.
Seattle, Washington
A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Seattle, Washington
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Los Angeles, California
An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.
Los Angeles, California
Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.