Los Angeles, California
Gower Gulch
The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.
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Los Angeles, California
The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.
Los Angeles, California
A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.
Los Angeles, California
A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.
Los Angeles, California
Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, California
An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.
Los Angeles, California
The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.
Portland, Oregon
Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.
Portland, Oregon
This Portland Art gallery doubles as a studio that supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Duncan, British Columbia
Canada shows its hockey pride with a giant stick.
Coombs, British Columbia
This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
This country market harbors goats on its roof.
Victoria, British Columbia
This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.
Winlock, Washington
The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
Forks, Washington
A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.
La Push, Washington
Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.
Stevenson, Washington
An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.
Paris, Arkansas
A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.
Portland, Oregon
This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.
New York, New York
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.