Santa Monica, California
Pacific Park Solar Ferris Wheel
A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.
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Santa Monica, California
A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Singapore
Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.
London, England
Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Seattle, Washington
A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.
Seattle, Washington
Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.
Seattle, Washington
An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.
Temecula, California
The “jail” hidden away in Old Town Temecula that was never actually a jail.
Bainbridge Island, Washington
This 18-foot-tall public art installation is another of sculptor Thomas Dambo's trolls.
Poulsbo, Washington
Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The neighborhood surrounding the memorial was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic in Louisiana.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
Lansing, Michigan
Perched atop a brick smokestack, this enormous lug nut symbolizes the local minor league baseball team.
Lansing, Michigan
This mechanical wonder towers above a river in Michigan's capital city.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.