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Jimi Hendrix Memorial

Renton, Washington

Jimi Hendrix Memorial

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

Hammering Man close-up

Seattle, Washington

Hammering Man

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Fort Worden Artillery Battery

Port Townsend, Washington

Fort Worden Artillery Battery

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

Looking in from the Pandora St. entrance.

Victoria, British Columbia

Fan Tan Alley

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

The hotel ledger from 1909.

Victoria, British Columbia

The Empress Hotel

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Shiprock

Shiprock, New Mexico

Shiprock

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

Forrest Gump Point

Halchita, Utah

Forrest Gump Point

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

Shrine of the Ages

Grand Canyon Village, Arizona

Shrine of the Ages

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

The Powell Memorial.

Grand Canyon Village, Arizona

Powell Memorial

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

Four Corners Monument

Teec Nos Pos, Utah

Four Corners Monument

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Lake Havasu's London Bridge

Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Lake Havasu's London Bridge

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

Looking south at night.

Reno, Nevada

Old Reno Arch

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Nighttime looking north.

Reno, Nevada

Topsy the Clown

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Calico Ghost Town from an overlook

Yermo, California

Calico Ghost Town

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The recreated set towers over the shopping center.
Permanently Closed

Los Angeles, California

The Babylon Court

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Alcatraz from the Bay 2012

San Francisco, California

Alcatraz Island

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A car mid-drive through the tree.

Leggett, California

Chandelier Tree

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

Hobbiton, USA

Phillipsville, California

Hobbiton, USA

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

Avenue of the Giants

Humboldt County, California

Avenue of the Giants

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Wizard Island

Crater Lake, Oregon

Crater Lake

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve

Cave Junction, Oregon

Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

Oregon Vortex

Gold Hill, Oregon

Oregon Vortex

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

The shipwrecked Mary D. Hume and the Patterson Bridge of Highway 101.

Gold Beach, Oregon

The Wreck of the Mary D. Hume

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

Winchester Mystery House, with some of its many doors and windows.

San Jose, California

The Winchester Mystery House

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

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