Oakland, California
The Crucible
An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.
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Oakland, California
An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.
Berkeley, California
Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.
La Cañada Flintridge, California
An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.
San Francisco, California
One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.
Palo Alto, California
This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.
Leeds, England
One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.
Sluis, Netherlands
This bell tower is the only one of its kind in the Netherlands and was a symbol of prestige.
San Marino, San Marino
The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.
Venice, Italy
A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Gustavus, Alaska
A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.
Inyo County, California
Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.
Old Station, California
Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.
Boston, Massachusetts
In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.
Columbia, Missouri
Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.
Medicine Bow, Wyoming
A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.
Keeler, California
A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.
Oakley, Kansas
One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.
Moss Beach, California
A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.
Pacifica, California
The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.