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The Library of Water

StykkishĂłlmur, Iceland

The Library of Water

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

Aliens welcome visitors to the jerky mothership

Baker, California

Alien Fresh Jerky

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Mark Twain's cabin.

Sonora, California

Mark Twain's Cabin

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

Peggy Sue's 50's Diner & Diner-Saur Park

Yermo, California

Peggy Sue's 50's Diner & Diner-Saur Park

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

Original floor level

Sacramento, California

Sacramento's Original Street Level

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Glendale, California

Forest Lawn Cemetery

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Iron Zoo
Permanently Closed

Coalinga, California

Iron Zoo

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

Abandoned Fort Ord building.

Salinas, California

Fort Ord

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

Burger King Navajo Code Talkers Display.

Kayenta, Arizona

Burger King Navajo Code Talkers Display

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

(Flickr/dbking)

U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado

Cadet Chapel

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

Kendall Alley

Pasadena, California

Kendall Alley

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

View of the 100-inch from the 150-Foot Solar Tower Current Towercam

Pasadena, California

Mount Wilson Observatory

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

Mendenhall Glacier and Lake, and Nugget Falls, Tongass National Forest

Juneau, Alaska

Mendenhall Glacier

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

George Air Force Base. (Benedict Siegel/Atlas Obscura)

Victorville, California

George Air Force Base

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

The Mizpah Hotel

Tonopah, Nevada

The Mizpah Hotel

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

Astoria Column

Astoria, Oregon

The Astoria Column

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

A lot goes into making a little bit of cheese.

Tillamook, Oregon

Tillamook Creamery

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Section of the restored Cliff Walk

Newport, Rhode Island

Newport Cliff Walk

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Bunker Hill Monument

Boston, Massachusetts

Bunker Hill Monument

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

USS Iowa - now relocated to LA

Benicia, California

Suisun Bay Ghost Fleet

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

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 Mansion Belle.

Sacramento, California

Spirit of Sacramento

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

Goldfield Hotel main entrance on Columbia Street in 1976

Goldfield, Nevada

Goldfield Hotel

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.

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