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mekelley94

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Frequent forester, road tripper, occasional writer, full-time appreciator of all the many ways we can eat potatoes.

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Oblique view of the falls.

Coulee City, Washington

Summer Falls

This large artificial waterfall in Washington state was merely an incidental byproduct of a technological megaproject.

Suzzallo Library Reading Room

Seattle, Washington

Suzzallo Library Reading Room

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

Gehrke Windmill Garden

Grand Coulee, Washington

Gehrke Windmill Garden

An eclectic collection of wind-powered sculptures made from found and recycled materials.

Glory Window.

Dallas, Texas

Thanks-Giving Square

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

It's a hidden gem of one of the busiest streets in Houston.

Houston, Texas

The Hobbit Café

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Aldridge Sawmill.

Zavalla, Texas

Aldridge Sawmill

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

Cactus King

Houston, Texas

Cactus King

A shrine to the royal lord of all cacti.

Chapel on the Dunes

Port Aransas, Texas

Chapel on the Dunes

The oldest functional consecrated church on Mustang Island.

Ellsworth Kelly's 'Austin'

Austin, Texas

Ellsworth Kelly's 'Austin'

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

Donkey Lady Bridge

San Antonio, Texas

Old Applewhite Bridge

On the outskirts of San Antonio, a small bridge is said to be the home of a mysterious local legend known as the "Donkey Lady."

Glass bathroom beside giant outdoor checkers set

Sulphur Springs, Texas

Glass Bathrooms of Sulphur Springs

Known as one of America's most beautiful public restrooms.

Sal del Rey

Edinburg, Texas

Sal del Rey

This lake sits on an estimated 4 million tons of salt.

Ingram Dam

Ingram, Texas

Ingram Dam

A dam that moonlights as a gigantic, brutalist waterslide.

A trilithon of Caelum Moor in a pond

Arlington, Texas

Caelum Mór

Fears of Satanic worshippers swirl around five Celtic-inspired megaliths.

Downtown Houston Tunnel System

Houston, Texas

Downtown Houston Tunnel System

The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.

Longhorn Cavern

Burnet, Texas

Longhorn Cavern

An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.

Crowds gather to watch the bats fly out as the sun sets.

Austin, Texas

Congress Bridge Bats

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Fort Worth Water Gardens

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth Water Gardens

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

Cathedral of Junk

Austin, Texas

Cathedral of Junk

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

Hamilton Pool

Dripping Springs, Texas

Hamilton Pool

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

White River Canyon below the falls.

Maupin, Oregon

White River Falls

An out-of-the-way state park in Oregon that features both a picturesque waterfall and the ruins of a hydropower plant.

Wyrd Leatherworks and Mead Bar

Milwaukie, Oregon

Wyrd Leatherworks and Meadery

Get your cosplay on at Milwaukie’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

Portland Puppet Museum

Portland, Oregon

Portland Puppet Museum

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

View of Face Rock.

Bandon, Oregon

Face Rock

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

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