Orlando, Florida
Progress City Model
A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.
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Orlando, Florida
A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.
Tokoroa, New Zealand
The wooden sculptures are studded throughout a small New Zealand town.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Seattle, Washington
Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.
Seattle, Washington
This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.
Seattle, Washington
Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.
Seattle, Washington
An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.
Seattle, Washington
From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.
Seattle, Washington
Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Eaglehawk Neck, Australia
A natural rock bridge towers above the sea.
Zillah, Washington
Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.
Magnetic Island, Australia
After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.
Millaa Millaa, Australia
The name for this waterfall was derived from the Aboriginal word used to describe a rainforest vine.
Fraser Island, Australia
WWI hospital ship lost in a cyclone turns up on the coast of Fraser Island, where she remains rusted and forgotten.
Fraser Island, Australia
The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.
St. Louis, Missouri
This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.