Portland, Oregon
Voodoo Doughnut and Wedding Chapel
The magic's in the hole!
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Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Portland, Oregon
An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
Winlock, Washington
The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Forks, Washington
A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Lahaina, Hawaii
Images chiseled into the basalt here date back an estimated 300 years.
Salem, New Hampshire
America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.
Dresden, Germany
The largest treasure hoard in Europe is contained in a castle that was bombed out during World War II.
Berlin, Germany
An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.
Berlin, Germany
Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.
Berlin, Germany
The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.
Thingvellir, Iceland
The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.
Iceland
If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Manchester, England
A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Niland, California
An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.