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Traverse City, Michigan
The Hippie Tree
Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.
44.7526, -85.6504
Iceland
The Eggs of Merry Bay
These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.
64.6630, -14.2948
Iceland
Jökulsárlón
Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.
64.0736, -16.2048
Hellishelðivegur, Iceland
Hveradalir Geothermal Area
A geothermal paradise with bubbling mud pools and bright blue hot springs.
64.0208, -21.3984
Reykjavik, Iceland
Monument to the Unknown Bureaucrat
Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.
64.1458, -21.9404
Reykjavik, Iceland
Icelandic Punk Museum
This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.
64.1469, -21.9358
Reykjavik, Iceland
Hallgrimskirkja
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
64.1417, -21.9266
Reykjavik, Iceland
Icelandic Phallological Museum
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
64.1481, -21.9351
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
Hammering Man
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
47.6070, -122.3381
Seattle, Washington
World Famous Giant Shoe Museum
An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.
47.6084, -122.3414
Seattle, Washington
Gum Wall
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
47.6081, -122.3403
Bainbridge Island, Washington
Pia the Peacekeeper
This 18-foot-tall public art installation is another of sculptor Thomas Dambo's trolls.
47.6368, -122.5218
San Jose, California
Rosicrucian Park
The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.
37.3340, -121.9226
San Jose, California
Santana Row Chess Plaza
A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.
37.3211, -121.9473
San Jose, California
The Winchester Mystery House
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
37.3189, -121.9506
Los Gatos, California
The Cats
A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.
37.2138, -121.9882
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