nickblossom

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Places Edited by nickblossom

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Autoeater

Permanently Closed

Atlanta, Georgia

'Autoeater'

In Midtown Atlanta, tons of marble appears to be devouring a Fiat Panda at this unique art installation.

Portland's Windows of Wonders

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Portland, Oregon

Portland's Windows of Wonders

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

The public art is located between the Helms Building and Platform in front of the Culver City Metro Station.

Culver City, California

Old Growth (New/Now)

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

Drivers have to go 45 miles per hour to hear the song.

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Albuquerque, New Mexico

Musical Highway

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Saint Michael's Cathedral in Sitka, AK.

Sitka, Alaska

Saint Michael's Cathedral

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

Hot Creek Geological Site

Mono County, California

Hot Creek Geological Site

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Noguchi Playscape

Atlanta, Georgia

Noguchi Playscape

This angular brutalist playground turns playtime into modern art time.

Castle Mont Rouge

Rougemont, North Carolina

Castle Mont Rouge

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

Loretto Chapel Staircase

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Loretto Chapel

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.