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Ruby Falls.

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Ruby Falls

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

Climbing the Lookout Mountain Incline.

Lookout Mountain, Tennessee

Lookout Mountain Incline Railway

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

The Choo Choo sign at night

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

3-15-21

Knoxville, Tennessee

The Sunsphere

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

3D Center of Art and Photography
Permanently Closed

Portland, Oregon

3D Center of Art and Photography

Taking the 3D art experience far beyond blue and red glasses.

Outside Hippo Hardware in Portland.

Portland, Oregon

Hippo Hardware

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

Paxton Gate PDX.

Portland, Oregon

Paxton Gate PDX

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

6/4/2023

Portland, Oregon

The Grotto

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

April 2022

Portland, Oregon

The Witch’s Castle

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Art honoring the role of Congo Square in the birth of jazz.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Congo Square

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

A street name in tiles in New Orleans' French Quarter.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Street Name Tiles of New Orleans

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The cemetery in 2015

New Orleans, Louisiana

Saint Roch Chapel

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

Antoine’s Restaurant

New Orleans, Louisiana

Antoine’s Restaurant

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

Inside

New Orleans, Louisiana

Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

The Singing Tree.

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Singing Oak

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Fly Geyser Aerial Photo

Gerlach, Nevada

Fly Geyser

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Victorian Mansion

Los Alamos, California

The Victorian Mansion

This unique bed and breakfast was first constructed during the 1800s by a Russian immigrant family.

Port Arthur Penitentiary

Port Arthur, Australia

Port Arthur Penal Colony

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

Gosse Bluff.

Namatjira, Australia

Gosse Bluff

A spectacular impact crater in the rugged heart of Central Australia.

Blythe Intaglios

Blythe, California

Blythe Intaglios

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

Yanartaş

Turkey

Yanartaş

Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.

24 Hr. Cupcake ATM
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Beverly Hills, California

24-Hour-Sprinkles

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Morocco, Fes, View of Borj Nord

Fez, Morocco

Borj Nord Arms Museum

This 16th-century Moroccan fortress-turned-armory museum offers prime views of the historic quarter in Fes.

Miara Cemetery

Marrakesh, Morocco

Miara Cemetery

Morocco's largest Jewish cemetery.

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