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Parkway Bakery and Tavern has been slinging these sandwiches since 1929.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Parkway Bakery and Tavern

Since 1929, this institution has been serving one of the most celebrated po’ boys in New Orleans.

BBQ shrimp braised in beer are a popular menu item.

New Orleans, Louisiana

High Hat Cafe

Southern comfort food is on the menu at this neighborhood favorite.

Everything at Li’l Dizzy’s Cafe is served in takeout containers.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Li’l Dizzy’s Cafe

The last surviving bastion of the Baquet restaurant empire serves up superb soul food.

The fried green tomato sandwich comes on jalapeño cornbread toast.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Café Reconcile

This non-profit restaurant offers job training and skills to members of the Central City community.

Twelve Mile Limit is the kind of bar with a whole roster of regulars.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Twelve Mile Limit

Both the cocktails and the dive bar vibes are immaculate at this Mid-City watering hole.

‘Giant’ Marfa Mural

Marfa, Texas

‘Giant’ Marfa Mural

Larger-than-life cut-out murals of James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor, dedicated to their 1956 film ‘Giant.’

POST Houston

Houston, Texas

POST Houston

A former post office turned venue, food hall, and retail center.

Engraved signatures of all 56 Declaration of Independence Signers.

Washington, D.C.

Signers’ Memorial

Engraved in stone here are the signatures of everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence.

Caesars Palace Spiral Escalators

Las Vegas, Nevada

Caesars Palace Spiral Escalators

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

“Sleeping Figure” stretches 150 feet end to end.

Marfa, Texas

‘Sleeping Figure’

Twelve decommissioned shipping containers evoke a reclining person in Marfa, Texas.

Hammering Man close-up

Seattle, Washington

Hammering Man

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Medical Ed. Photo by Annetta Black

Seattle, Washington

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

Gum Wall window ledge

Seattle, Washington

Gum Wall

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Twede's Cafe

North Bend, Washington

Twede's Cafe

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Seattle Underground

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Underground

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Smith Tower Penthouse

Seattle, Washington

Smith Tower Penthouse

42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.

The Rubber Chicken Museum.

Seattle, Washington

Rubber Chicken Museum

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

A "meowcha", get it?

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Meowtropolitan Cat Café

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

Dandelion Botanical Company

Sequim, Washington

Dandelion Botanical Company

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

Sunset over Dungeness Spit. The calm water in the foreground is Dungeness Bay.

Old Town, Washington

Dungeness Spit

The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Hall of Mosses

Forks, Washington

Hall of Mosses

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Forks Timber Museum

Forks, Washington

Forks Timber Museum

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

Cape Flattery

Neah Bay, Washington

Cape Flattery

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

The Kalaloch Big Cedar is the third-largest of its species.

Forks, Washington

Kalaloch Big Cedar

This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.

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