San Francisco, California
Paxton Gate
A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.
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San Francisco, California
A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.
San Francisco, California
Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.
San Francisco, California
These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.
Modesto, California
An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.
Los Angeles, California
Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.
Topanga, California
You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?
Topanga, California
An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.
Nairobi, Kenya
Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.
Maldonado, Uruguay
Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.
Portland, Oregon
These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.
Anchorage, Alaska
A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon
This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.
Zanesville, Ohio
A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.
Stockholm, Sweden
This homeless brass fox tugs at your heartstrings from the foot of a Stockholm bridge.
Seattle, Washington
A busy cafe better known for board games than food.
San Francisco, California
Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.
South San Francisco, California
A large instrument played by the wind.
Palo Alto, California
Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.
Stanford, California
A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.
Sunnyvale, California
A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.
Pomona, California
A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.
Riverside, California
Mexican food and folk art.
Pasadena, California
Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.