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Spruce Street Suspension Bridge

San Diego, California

Spruce Street Suspension Bridge

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Old Québec Funicular

Québec City, Québec

Old Québec Funicular

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

Ruins at Llano Del Rio

Llano, California

Ruins at Llano Del Rio

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

Normandy American Cemetery

Colleville-sur-Mer, France

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Aerial photograph of Ivanpah Solar Power Facility

San Bernardino County, California

Ivanpah Solar Power Facility

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

Alnwick Castle

Alnwick, England

Alnwick Castle

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

USS Constitution

Boston, Massachusetts

USS Constitution

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

Site of the Boston Massacre

Boston, Massachusetts

Site of the Boston Massacre

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Scott's View

Melrose, Scotland

Scott's View

This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.

Fortifications

Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France

Pointe du Hoc

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

Signature margarita with ghostly bartender in background

Ensenada, Mexico

Hussong’s Cantina

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

Zoro (Butterfly) Garden today

San Diego, California

Zoro Garden

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

Smiler's Point

Palm Desert, California

Smiler's Point

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

Rolling hills surround the site.

Shandon, California

James Dean Memorial Junction

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Erick Schat's Bakkerÿ

Bishop, California

Erick Schat's Bakkerÿ

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

The "Soul Consoling Tower"

Inyo County, California

Manzanar National Historic Site

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

Le Passe-Muraille

Paris, France

Le Passe-Muraille

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

The bridge

Pasadena, California

Colorado Street Bridge

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Abandoned houses in Randsburg

Johannesburg, California

Randsburg

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

San Diego Museum of Man

San Diego, California

San Diego Museum of Us

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

A viewof the "Looff Carousel," a carousel that was originally built in the late 1800's, and first put into service in 1895.

San Diego, California

1895 Looff Carousel

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Sleepy Lion

Lucerne, Switzerland

Lion of Lucerne

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

The Gamble House

Pasadena, California

The Gamble House

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Spreckels Mansion. (Creative Commons)

San Francisco, California

Spreckels Mansion

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

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