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Petersen Rock Garden

Redmond, Oregon

Petersen Rock Garden

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

Pioneer Park Aviary

Walla Walla, Washington

Pioneer Park Aviary

The oldest city park in Walla Walla is home to hundreds of birds, from wood ducks to white peacocks.

The World's Longest Rainbow Road In Toronto, Canada.

Toronto, Ontario

World’s Largest Rainbow Road

A 2,000-foot rainbow-painted bike path marks Toronto’s historic LGBTQ+ beach.

The original Bay Bridge Troll

Oakland, California

Bay Bridge Troll

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

Wigwam Village #6 is one of seven original Wigwam Village Motels.

Holbrook, Arizona

The Wigwam Village #6

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

Bucket of Blood Street

Holbrook, Arizona

Bucket of Blood Street

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

Bottomless Lakes State Park

Roswell, New Mexico

Bottomless Lakes State Park

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

Smokey Bear.

Capitan, New Mexico

Smokey Bear's Grave

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

International UFO Museum and Research Center

Roswell, New Mexico

International UFO Museum and Research Center

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Part of the spaceship.

Roswell, New Mexico

Roswell UFO Spacewalk

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

Roswell McDonalds

Roswell, New Mexico

Roswell McDonald's

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

The 10-foot-tall monument.

Galveston, Texas

1900 Storm Memorial

This memorial and the seawall that it stands near are powerful symbols of the island’s resilience.

Castillo de San Marcos from above.

St. Augustine, Florida

Castillo de San Marcos

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

The proud legacy of Don Juan Ponce de Leon.

St. Augustine, Florida

The Fountain of Youth

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

St. Augustine Lighthouse

St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

Decorative drainpipe on the former Waring home (Chippewa Square).

Savannah, Georgia

Dolphin Drainpipes

These ornate, fish-shaped water spouts guard Savannah’s historic facades.

The echoing X. (Photo via Waymarking.com)

Savannah, Georgia

Rousakis Plaza Echo Square

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

Old Slave Mart

Charleston, South Carolina

Old Slave Mart

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Rainbow Row

Charleston, South Carolina

Rainbow Row

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

The Waving Girl

Savannah, Georgia

The Waving Girl

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

1996 Olympic Yachting Cauldron

Savannah, Georgia

1996 Olympic Yachting Cauldron

A monument to one of the few Olympic flames ever to be lit outside of the host city.

The Pirates' House

Savannah, Georgia

The Pirates' House

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

Stede Bonnet Hanging Site

Charleston, South Carolina

Stede Bonnet Hanging Site

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

A crystal skull.

Wilmington, North Carolina

Museum of the Bizarre

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

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