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SamWandersEarth

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Places I've been

Places this traveler has marked as been there.

Fantagraphics

Seattle, Washington

Fantagraphics

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

Leo and Leona guard the gates

Los Gatos, California

The Cats

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

People always put fresh flowers in Doc's hand.

Monterey, California

Doc Ricketts Memorial

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

Dennis the Menace Playground

Monterey, California

Dennis the Menace Playground

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

Not a bad spread

Big Sur, California

Nepenthe

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

Keyhole Arch at Pfeiffer Beach

Big Sur, California

Keyhole Arch at Pfeiffer Beach

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

The Henry Miller Memorial Library

Big Sur, California

The Henry Miller Memorial Library

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

Point Sur Lighthouse

Monterey, California

Point Sur Lightstation

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Pescadero Point

Del Monte Forest, California

Ghost Trees of Pescadero Point

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

Santa Cruz Mystery Spot

Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz Mystery Spot

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

The museum.
Permanently Closed

Felton, California

Bigfoot Discovery Museum

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

The central fountain in the Rosicrucian garden.

San Jose, California

Rosicrucian Park

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

The Commodore John Drake Sloat Monument

Monterey, California

Sloat Monument

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

Kissing Rock

Pacific Grove, California

Kissing Rock

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

A cautious frog surveys the scene.

Moss Landing, California

Elkhorn Slough

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

Cars for scale

Castroville, California

World's Largest Artichoke Statue

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

Crenelation like battlements overlooking Sope Creek

Marietta, Georgia

Sope Creek Paper Mill Ruins

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.

The New Manchester Manufacturing Company

Lithia Springs, Georgia

The New Manchester Manufacturing Company

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

Tren de Sóller

Palma, Spain

Tren de Sóller

This historic electric train has operated with regularity since the early 1900s.

Installation by Miquel Barceló

Palma, Spain

Miquel Barceló Installation in the Cathedral of Santa Maria de Palma

A contemporary art installation housed within a Gothic cathedral.

La Granja

Esporles, Spain

La Granja de Esporles

This 17th-century manor house provides a fascinating glimpse into old-world Mallorcan life.

Jardines de Alfabia

Sóller, Spain

Jardines de Alfabia

This historical manor is complete with a magnificent garden.

Necròpolis Son Real

Santa Margalida, Spain

Necropolis of Son Real

The largest prehistoric cemetery on the Balearic Islands dates back over 2,500 years.

Howard Finster's Paradise Gardens

Summerville, Georgia

Howard Finster's Paradise Gardens

This "Plant Farm Museum" is home to the divinely inspired and visionary outsider artwork of Reverend Howard Finster.

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