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The San José Semaphore

San Jose, California

The San José Semaphore

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

Monopoly in the Park

San Jose, California

Monopoly in the Park

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

Winchester Mystery House, with some of its many doors and windows.

San Jose, California

The Winchester Mystery House

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Looking south at night.

Reno, Nevada

Old Reno Arch

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Blarney Stone of Reno

Reno, Nevada

Blarney Stone of Reno

This lucky stone from Ireland is embedded on the corner of a Reno casino to grant luck

Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts and statue of a pioneer family.

Reno, Nevada

Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

A view of the Space Whale lit up at night in front of Reno’s City Hall.

Reno, Nevada

Space Whale

What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.

The Capitol Records building.

Los Angeles, California

Capitol Records Building Morse Code

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Mill Ends Park

Portland, Oregon

Mill Ends Park

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

Weather Machine

Portland, Oregon

Weather Machine

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

The salmon swimming through the building.

Portland, Oregon

Transcendence

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

(Flickr/samgrover)

Portland, Oregon

Portlandia

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

Voodoo Doughnuts

Portland, Oregon

Voodoo Doughnut and Wedding Chapel

The magic's in the hole!

Garbage goat in 2018.

Spokane, Washington

Garbage Goat

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

Giant Red Wagon

Spokane, Washington

Big Red Wagon

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

Epic Seconds

Eugene, Oregon

Epic Seconds

Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.

Kesey Square

Eugene, Oregon

Kesey Square

This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.

California Citrus State Park Visitors Center

Riverside, California

California Citrus State Historic Park

A living museum documenting the history and produce of California's citrus industry

Flintstones Bedrock City
Permanently Closed

Williams, Arizona

Flintstones Bedrock City

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

The golden entry of the Philcade building, with zig zag style Art  Deco elements.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Philtower and Philcade Buildings

Tulsa's historic skyscrapers define the oil boom era of Art Deco construction, and are known for their ornate arched lobbies.

The Art Deco architecture.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Boston Avenue Methodist Church

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

Flaming Lips Alley

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Flaming Lips Alley

In Oklahoma City's Bricktown, there's a street that don't use jelly.

LaLaurie Mansion

New Orleans, Louisiana

LaLaurie Mansion

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

City Museum

St. Louis, Missouri

City Museum

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

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