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Christopher Johnston

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Pikes Peak Summit House

Manitou Springs, Colorado

Pikes Peak Summit House

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The flight cage.

St. Louis, Missouri

1904 World's Fair Flight Cage

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

The Conch Republic

Key West, Florida

The Conch Republic

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

The closed Starship Pegasus
Permanently Closed

Italy, Texas

Starship Pegasus

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

Marfa Lights

Marfa, Texas

Marfa Lights

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

Stairs, tilework

Bisbee, Arizona

Bisbee Stairs

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

Entrance on Union Ave, just around the corner from Beale Street

Memphis, Tennessee

Sun Studio

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

Prepare for one of nature's most dazzling displays.

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Synchronous Fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

Rocks dispersed among greenery.

Corofin, Ireland

The Burren

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

Wooden walls at the Green Mill

Chicago, Illinois

Green Mill Jazz Club

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

Crown Fountain

Chicago, Illinois

Crown Fountain

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The World's Columbian Exhibition of 1893

Chicago, Illinois

The World's Columbian Exhibition of 1893

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Biosphere of Montreal

Montreal, Québec

Biosphere of Montreal

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Friendship Park.

San Diego, California

Friendship Park

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

From their website: view of the store as you walk in.

Pasadena, California

Gold Bug

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

The Castle Green

Pasadena, California

The Castle Green

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

Interior of the pool.

Pasadena, California

The Old YWCA Building

A landmark for a trailblazer for female architects and the designer of one of the most famous and opulent buildings in California.

Pasadena City Hall Facade

Pasadena, California

Pasadena City Hall

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

October 2021

Pasadena, California

Jackie and Mack Robinson Memorial

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

Pasadena Star-News Building

Pasadena, California

The Pasadena Star-News Building

A newspaper building that made radio history.

The Cathedral

Pasadena, California

Scottish Rite Cathedral

A Community Cornerstone.

Lukens House

Pasadena, California

Theodore Lukens House

Home of the "Father of Forestry."

1090 E. Washington Blvd., Built late 1911 for $2675

Pasadena, California

Bungalow Heaven

The American Home, Re-imagined.

Foothill Blvd. Milestone

Pasadena, California

Foothill Blvd. Milestone

Pasadena’s Stonehenge.

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