Places Edited by halkoss

Colorado’s second largest natural lake was created by a landslide.

A unique auditory experience right on the sidewalk.

The remains of the Minatogawa Man found here are among the oldest known skeleton specimens from Japan.

A labor of love by laborers in the sign-making business.

One of two trees tied for the distinction of the largest western juniper in Oregon.

An infamous former prison is now a biodiverse national park.

A small maritime town's own way of memorializing the local lives spent at sea.

A Greek-inspired memorial garden to commemorate a former university president and a liberal influential intellectual

These 33 Zen Buddhist temples were built to protect the nearby castle.

Gas station bathrooms adorned with one of the world’s most infamous typefaces, with quotes ranging from lewd to profound.

The “world’s smallest cathedral” is a remnant of one of Croatia’s medieval royal towns.

This former courthouse is allegedly the site of the last witch trial in the United States.

A 10,000-square-foot museum of operating model trains.

This bookstore for weird fiction doubles as Providence’s de facto center for information about H.P. Lovecraft.

A grand Buddhist temple with Indian influences.

This Cistercian monastery was the first in the German-speaking world

All that remains of a 17th-century hamlet is a sprawling non-denominational cemetery.

This ship-shape Streamline Moderne building was once the headquarters of a nautically inclined radio preacher.

Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.

An iconic British fixture in an unconventional color.

Iconic Japanese movies were made at this forgotten film-studio-site-turned-mall.

Here you can learn about an insect that was called "cactus blood," which trade turned immensely valuable as "red gold".

A trilingual monument marks the site of a Korean independence activist's assassination attempt on a Japanese prince in Taiwan.

An improbable set of attractive limestone caverns forms the centerpiece of Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, in the heart of the Mojave Desert.