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Montrose, Colorado
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.
38.5749, -107.7703
Ouray, Colorado
Box Canyon Falls
A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.
38.0188, -107.6782
Tillamook, Oregon
Tillamook Creamery
This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.
45.4837, -123.8442
Florence, Oregon
Sea Lion Caves
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
44.1214, -124.1256
Willow Creek, California
China Flat Museum Bigfoot Collection
This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.
40.9402, -123.6320
Leeward Settlement, Turks and Caicos Islands
Iguana Island
Uninhabited islet in the Caribbean is the sanctuary of giant lizards.
21.8333, -72.1500
Cavalier, North Dakota
Remote Sprint Launcher #3 Missile Site
Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.
48.7613, -97.9500
Seattle, Washington
Bettie Page House
What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!
47.6714, -122.3209
Seattle, Washington
Scarecrow Video
Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.
47.6659, -122.3171
Seattle, Washington
Edith Macefield's House
The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.
47.6624, -122.3754
Seattle, Washington
Fremont Solstice Parade
Once a year, thousands of naked cyclists flood the streets of a Seattle neighborhood.
47.6541, -122.3600
Seattle, Washington
Alki Flower Houses
Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.
47.5906, -122.3924
Seattle, Washington
The Wall of Death
A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.
47.6551, -122.3185
Seattle, Washington
Lenin Statue of Fremont
Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.
47.6515, -122.3513
Seattle, Washington
Fremont Troll
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
47.6512, -122.3477
Seattle, Washington
Center of the Universe Sign
Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.
47.6504, -122.3502
Seattle, Washington
Fremont Bridge
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.
47.6476, -122.3498
Seattle, Washington
Gas Works Park
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
47.6462, -122.3337
Seattle, Washington
Museum of Pop Culture
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
47.6216, -122.3481
Seattle, Washington
'Wake'
This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.
47.6166, -122.3553
Seattle, Washington
Neukom Vivarium
A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.
47.6163, -122.3537
Seattle, Washington
Seattle Underground
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
47.6015, -122.3343
Seattle, Washington
The Arctic Club
The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.
47.6039, -122.3318
Seattle, Washington
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
47.6042, -122.3390
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