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Places this traveler has marked as been there.

The mural overlooks a basketball court and a public piano.

Vancouver, British Columbia

'Abbott & Cordova, 7 August 1971'

This enormous photomural pays homage to Vancouver's infamous history of public activism.

The Sam Kee (Jack Chow) Building

Vancouver, British Columbia

The Sam Kee (Jack Chow) Building

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.

The Gastown steam clock

Vancouver, British Columbia

Gastown Steam Clock

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

The Drop

Vancouver, British Columbia

'The Drop'

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

Japadog

Vancouver, British Columbia

Japadog

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

Digital Orca

Vancouver, British Columbia

Digital Orca

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

The tarnished brass main entrance.

Vancouver, British Columbia

The Marine Building

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

Toledo Art Station of the Naples Metro.

Naples, Italy

Toledo Art Station

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

Flamingos on Flamingo Island

Las Vegas, Nevada

Flamingo Habitat

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Bellagio Patisserie Chocolate Fountain

Las Vegas, Nevada

Bellagio Patisserie Chocolate Fountain

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

Truxton Canyon Training School

Valentine, Arizona

Truxton Canyon Training School

The remains of a boarding school designed to forcibly assimilate Native American children.

St. Augustine Lighthouse

St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

The Forbidden City

Beijing, China

The Forbidden City

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

Queen's Staircase.

Nassau, Bahamas

Queen's Staircase

This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.

The characteristic architectural feature known as the "Maya arch."

Cozumel, Mexico

San Gervasio

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove

Lemon Grove, California

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

Don the Beachcomber interior.
Permanently Closed

Huntington Beach, California

Don The Beachcomber

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

 San Luis Obispo's Bubblegum Alley

San Luis Obispo, California

San Luis Obispo's Bubblegum Alley

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Lone Cypress

Pebble Beach, California

Lone Cypress

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

Cars for scale

Castroville, California

World's Largest Artichoke Statue

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

Devil's Slide Bunker

Pacifica, California

Devil's Slide Bunker

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

The Griswold Inn

Essex, Connecticut

The Griswold Inn

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

Formosa Cafe

West Hollywood, California

Formosa Cafe

Located close to a movie studio lot, this restaurant has a long history of star-studded patronage.

Legato School Museum

Fairfax, Virginia

Legato School Museum

The last of Fairfax County's one-room schoolhouses.

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