Baltimore, Maryland
The American Visionary Art Museum
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
Places I've been
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Baltimore, Maryland
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
Iceland
This plaque tells the story of an event that took place in an imagined parallel universe.
GrindavÃk, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
New Orleans, Louisiana
The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.
Montreal, Québec
Every year, the colorful murals of Montreal get a complete makeover.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
San Francisco, California
The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.
Sedona, Arizona
The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.
Portland, Oregon
Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Long Beach, Washington
This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.
Long Beach, Washington
Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.
Astoria, Oregon
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.
Warrenton, Oregon
100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Tillamook, Oregon
This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.
Tillamook, Oregon
No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Lexington, Oregon
Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.
Government Camp, Oregon
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.
Rhododendron, Oregon
According to legend, you must remain completely silent while passing this man-made mound or suffer the consequences.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Corbett, Oregon
This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.