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787 jet assembly.

Mukilteo, Washington

Future of Flight Aviation Center

A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.

Evergreen Point Floating Bridge in 2018

Seattle, Washington

Evergreen Point Floating Bridge

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

Toking atop a mushroom

Oakland, California

Children's Fairyland

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

The gas pump at BioFuel Oasis.

Berkeley, California

BioFuel Oasis

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

Linda Mar Taco Bell

Pacifica, California

Linda Mar Taco Bell

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

Gros Piton

Soufriere, Saint Lucia

Gros Piton

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

Cottle Church

New Castle, Saint Kitts and Nevis

Cottle Church

Small church built in the 19th century for whites and slaves to worship together.

The narwhals live next to the vending machines.

Chicago, Illinois

Narwhals at the Field Museum

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

Sunol Water Temple

Sunol-Midtown, California

Sunol Water Temple

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

Filoli mansion.

Woodside, California

Filoli

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

East Bay Vivarium

Berkeley, California

East Bay Vivarium

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

Tools fill the shelves.

Berkeley, California

Berkeley Tool Lending Library

Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.

Iserhatsche

Bispingen, Germany

Iserhatsche

A German artist built a home and garden filled with whimsical art pieces, like a massive, operational volcano.

Civil unrest on a small scale.

Hamburg, Germany

Miniatur Wunderland

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

St. Nicholas' Church

Hamburg, Germany

St. Nicholas' Church

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

Whimsical mural “Across from Doc’s Lab 1986”

Monterey, California

Doc Ricketts' Lab

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

Reflection Pool

Glen Ellen, California

The Wolf House - Jack London State Park

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

Battery Spencer with with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background

Sausalito, California

Marin Headlands

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Chamber of Secrets door

San Francisco, California

Chamber of Secrets Door

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

Treasure Island as seen from Yerba Buena Island

San Francisco, California

Treasure Island

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

The gigantic Murphy Windmill

San Francisco, California

Murphy Windmill

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

Nepenthes pitcher plants - beautiful killers

San Francisco, California

San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Entrance to the garden.

San Francisco, California

Shakespeare Garden

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

San Francisco Botanical Garden

San Francisco, California

San Francisco Botanical Garden

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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