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'Wood Line'

San Francisco, California

‘Wood Line’

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Golden Gate Park Bison

San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Bison

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

1800s Alien Gravesite
Permanently Closed

Aurora, Texas

1890s Alien Gravesite

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

Chris Park

San Antonio, Texas

Chris Park

A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.

Hospital Train - Korean War

San Antonio, Texas

U.S. Army Medical Department Museum

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

Primo Autobody Repair
Permanently Closed

Queens, New York

Primo Autobody Repair

The most radioactive spot in New York City can also fix your muffler.

Standin' On the Corner Park

Winslow, Arizona

Standin’ On the Corner Park

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

The outside of the museum, complete with M&M greeters and half of a "Barney Smith Day" sign.

The Colony, Texas

Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

Virgin Mary Mosaic

San Antonio, Texas

Largest Virgin Mary Mosaic in the World

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

Jacob's Well

Wimberley, Texas

Jacob's Well

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

Wreckage of a Japanese plane.

Fredericksburg, Texas

National Museum of the Pacific War

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

Austin State School Farm Colony
Permanently Closed

Austin, Texas

Austin State School Farm Colony

Now abandoned, this East Austin school for the disabled began as the "State Colony for the Feeble-minded."

Sustainable, sun-powered art.

Austin, Texas

Mueller SunFlowers

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

The scene on North LBJ Drive

San Marcos, Texas

'Nature of the Waters'

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, this was the former home of the Marshal of Gravity and the site of his tragic death.

Colma Necropolis

Daly City, California

Colma Necropolis

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

Palace of Fine Arts

San Francisco, California

Palace of Fine Arts

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Santana Row Chess Plaza

San Jose, California

Santana Row Chess Plaza

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

Portals of the Past

San Francisco, California

Portals of the Past

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

Lotta's Fountain

San Francisco, California

Lotta's Fountain

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Intiñan Solar Museum

San Antonio de Pichincha, Ecuador

Intiñan Solar Museum

Home of the "true" equator.

Elliott Smith's Tribute Wall

Los Angeles, California

Elliott Smith's Tribute Wall

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

Yes, there are winged women riding dragons.

Los Angeles, California

El Bordello Alexandra Apartments

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

Tesla monument at Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Niagara Tesla Monument

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

Roosevelt Island Lighthouse

New York, New York

Roosevelt Island Lighthouse

A little lighthouse in New York City, surrounded by mysterious stories of insanity-driven construction.

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