Whittier, Alaska
Buckner Building
This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.
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Whittier, Alaska
This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.
Whittier, Alaska
This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.
San Francisco, California
A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.
San Francisco, California
The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.
San Francisco, California
Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.
San Francisco, California
A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.
San Francisco, California
A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.
San Francisco, California
With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.
Alameda, California
A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.
Los Angeles, California
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Seattle, Washington
Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.
Sequim, Washington
Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.
Seattle, Washington
This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Darwin, Minnesota
17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.
St. Charles, Missouri
Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.
Seattle, Washington
The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.
Seattle, Washington
The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.
Seattle, Washington
An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.
St. Louis, Missouri
One of few surviving standpipe water towers in the U.S.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Spijkenisse, Netherlands
The bridges portrayed on EU currency aren't fictional anymore.