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Vashon Island Bike Tree

Vashon, Washington

Vashon Island Bike Tree

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

First look šŸ‘€

Port Orchard, Washington

Hobbit House

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

The sail of the USS Parche.

Bremerton, Washington

Sail of the USS Parche

The only surviving piece of a submarine said to be the most decorated vessel in U.S. history.

Bonsai trees and rock sculptures

Port Orchard, Washington

Elandan Gardens

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

The Waving Girl

Savannah, Georgia

The Waving Girl

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

Soda Springs

Soda Springs, Idaho

Geyser Park

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.

Intermittent Spring

Afton, Wyoming

Intermittent Spring

A miraculous natural phenomenon known as "the spring that breathes."

Prong-Horned Antelope, oil on canvas, circa 1865

Jackson, Wyoming

National Museum of Wildlife Art

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.

Lone Star Geyser

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Lone Star Geyser

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

For such a unique spot, a modest sign

Moran, Wyoming

Parting of the Waters

Creek water that starts here has a 50/50 chance of ending up in the Atlantic or the Pacific.

Bellagio Patisserie Chocolate Fountain

Las Vegas, Nevada

Bellagio Patisserie Chocolate Fountain

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

Inside The Great Stone Circle at sunset.

Fountain City, Wisconsin

Kinstone

Hidden in magnificent rolling countryside, see what may be the largest modern stone circle in the world at Wisconsin's very own "Stonehengeā€

The faces under Faces Bridge.

Loveland, Colorado

Faces Bridge

A surprising collection of bronze faces beneath a bridge in Loveland.

Tons of items

North St Paul, Minnesota

Studio Payne Oddities Shop

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

SS Palo Alto, the cement ship at Seacliff State Beach

Aptos, California

SS Palo Alto

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

Stevenson Bridge

Winters, California

Stevenson Bridge

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

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 Statues of Ken Fox

Auburn, California

The Statues of Ken Fox

A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

The Foresthill Bridge and the bridge it was meant to replace.

Auburn, California

Foresthill Bridge

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

Gothic Rose Antiques & Collectibles.
Permanently Closed

Placerville, California

Gothic Rose Antiques & Curiosities

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

Solar Intersections

Davis, California

Solar Intersections

Outsider art or homage to aliens?

Sam the Prisoner.

Folsom, California

Folsom Prison Museum

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

Cosmos Mystery Area

Rapid City, South Dakota

Cosmos Mystery Area

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

Southdale Center circa 1956

Edina, Minnesota

Southdale Center Shopping Mall

Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.

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