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Friday Harbor, Washington

Afterglow Vista

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

Whale Museum

Friday Harbor, Washington

Whale Museum

Orcas on display and in the water.

Lone Star Geyser

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Lone Star Geyser

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

A Douglas B-23 Dragon Bomber.

McCall, Idaho

B-23 'Dragon Bomber' Wreckage

The secluded site of a 1943 plane crash and amazing rescue is only accessible by hiking through the woods.

Hammering Man close-up

Seattle, Washington

Hammering Man

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Water still flows through

London, England

Traitors' Gate

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Two of the ravens at the Tower of London.

London, England

The Tower Ravens

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Dome

London, England

Whispering Gallery at St Paul’s Cathedral

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

The 'Beautiful' Dirac Equation on the floor of Westminster Abbey

London, England

Dirac Equation

The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.

(Flickr/fidelramos)

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Oudekerksplein

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

Pikes Peak Summit House

Manitou Springs, Colorado

Pikes Peak Summit House

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Stratton Spring

Manitou Springs, Colorado

Manitou Mineral Springs

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

The oldest part of the arcade

Manitou Springs, Colorado

Manitou Springs Penny Arcade

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

A shot of the Manitou Incline taken looking up towards the top.

Manitou Springs, Colorado

Manitou Incline

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

Rainbow Falls

Manitou Springs, Colorado

Rainbow Falls

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

Early morning snow flurries begin to transform one of Colorado Springs’ most spectacular locations.

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Garden of the Gods

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

A tuberculosis hut converted into a visitor center at Rock Ledge Ranch

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Tuberculosis Huts

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

Postcard showing a collection of paintings in the Buffalo Bill Museum, circa 1941.

Golden, Colorado

The Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

1401 Larimer Street

Denver, Colorado

The Miller Building

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

Two mile-high markers.

Denver, Colorado

Mile-High Steps at the Colorado State Capitol

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

Ballard Bridge with open drawbridge to allow passage of a ship, March 13, 1918

Seattle, Washington

Ballard Bridge

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

Julius Pierpont Patches

Seattle, Washington

J.P. Patches Statue

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

With a building in the background

Seattle, Washington

Center of the Universe Sign

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

Add-A-Ball Arcade's basement location.

Seattle, Washington

Add-a-Ball Bar and Arcade

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

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