Cannon Beach, Oregon
Crescent Beach
This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.
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Cannon Beach, Oregon
This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Sea Ranch, California
This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.
Fairfax, California
Centuries of biking history are nestled in the shadow of the birthplace of contemporary mountain biking.
Duncans Mills, California
Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Oxnard, California
French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.
New York, New York
A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.
Queens, New York
A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.
Queens, New York
A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.
Queens, New York
The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.
Queens, New York
One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.
Queens, New York
Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.
Brooklyn, New York
Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.
Landers, California
Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.
Landers, California
A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.
Dover Plains, New York
This natural rock "church" might not be a proper chapel but that doesn't mean it's not beautiful.
Pioneertown, California
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Pioneertown, California
A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.
Yucca Valley, California
On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Yucca Valley, California
A meditative space out of a fantasy story.
Joshua Tree, California
The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."