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Homer, Alaska
Salty Dawg Saloon
Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.
59.6064, -151.4339
Banff, Alberta
Banff Springs Hotel
Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.
51.1644, -115.5619
Banff, Alberta
Grizzly House
Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.
51.1771, -115.5711
Québec City, Québec
Cartier Avenue's Giant Lampshades
The floating gallery illuminates the heart of Québec City's arts district.
46.8037, -71.2259
Québec City, Québec
Old Québec Funicular
This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.
46.8125, -71.2039
Québec City, Québec
Château Frontenac
This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.
46.8119, -71.2063
New York, New York
Grand Central Ceiling Dark Patch
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
40.7528, -73.9772
Washington, D.C.
The Mary Surratt Boarding House
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
38.8995, -77.0204
Washington, D.C.
Old Post Office Tower
The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.
38.8937, -77.0278
Washington, D.C.
Silver Lyan
Sip creative cocktails in the former vault of the Riggs Bank.
38.8980, -77.0245
Washington, D.C.
Summerhouse
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
38.8914, -77.0106
West Bay, Cayman Islands
Hell, Grand Cayman
Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.
19.3791, -81.4068
Havana, Cuba
Hotel Nacional de Cuba
Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.
23.1431, -82.3806
South Bay, Florida
Gatorland
One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.
26.6512, -80.7126
Key West, Florida
Dry Tortugas
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
24.6286, -82.8733
Key West, Florida
The Conch Republic
"We Seceded Where Others Failed."
24.5557, -81.7826
Key West, Florida
Mario Sanchez Street Experience
These large-scale reproductions of Mario Sanchez’s colorful pictures and murals feel like a walk around a small movie set, and also lead you down an imaginary “street” of past decades.
24.5599, -81.8069
Key West, Florida
Key West Historic Memorial Sculpture Garden
Recently celebrating its 25th anniversary, the garden opened in September 1997 to celebrate the men and women who have had the greatest impact on Key West.
24.5596, -81.8069
Key West, Florida
The Key West Museum of Art & History at the Custom House
A historic landmark and museum filled with curious objects representing the history of Key West.
24.5586, -81.8074
Key West, Florida
Time for Fun
This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.
24.5584, -81.8068
Key West, Florida
Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society and Museum
The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.
24.5579, -81.8064
Key West, Florida
Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
24.5511, -81.8005
Key West, Florida
Southernmost Point of the Continental U.S.
A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.
24.5465, -81.7975
Islamorada, Florida
Betsy the Lobster
This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.
24.9594, -80.5713
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