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Places this traveler has marked as been there.

The window from which Walt overlooked the park.

Anaheim, California

Walt Disney’s Lamp

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

Look for the gnome!

Denver, Colorado

Hidden Elves at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

West Virginia Bigfoot Museum

Sutton, West Virginia

West Virginia Bigfoot Museum

A museum dedicated to the legend of Bigfoot in the Appalachian Mountains.

9/29/2018

Portland, Oregon

The Grotto

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Point Roberts.

Point Roberts, Washington

Point Roberts

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

Whale Museum

Friday Harbor, Washington

Whale Museum

Orcas on display and in the water.

The World’s Largest Oyster

South Bend, Washington

The World’s Largest Oyster

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

Blue Sky Sculpture

Newton, Kansas

'Blue Sky Sculpture'

This vivid painted ceramic sculpture evokes the expansiveness of the prairie sky.

Manresa Castle

Port Townsend, Washington

Manresa Castle

A historic hotel with many stories of haunted activity.

Bring a bottle

Olympia, Washington

Olympia Artesian Well Commons

Local stories say that if you drink from this well, you will return to Olympia.

The Flatwoods Monster

Sutton, West Virginia

Flatwoods Monster Museum

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

Great squath collection! Had a lot great time chatting with the owner.

Burlington, Washington

Skagit-Squatch

A museum dedicated to an elusive cryptid.

Paul Bunyan Statue

Portland, Oregon

Paul Bunyan Statue

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Casa Del Prado

San Diego, California

Panama-California Sculpture Court

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

Carhenge from the front

Alliance, Nebraska

Carhenge

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

Keahole Point Blowhole

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Keahole Point Blowhole

This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

Spouting Horn Park

Koloa, Hawaii

Spouting Horn

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

Inside the Hoist House/Headframe.

Butte, Montana

World Museum of Mining

A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.

A beach on the Salton Sea.

Calipatria, California

Salton Sea Duck Blinds

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

Twin Rocks

Rockaway Beach, Oregon

Twin Rocks

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

Confusion Hill

Piercy, California

Confusion Hill

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

A giant smelter, which pays homage to both the novels and the site on which the park is built.

Tacoma, Washington

Dune Peninsula

A massive environmental project transformed this former smelter into a beautiful park.

The bar still stands.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Jean Lafitte's Old Absinthe House

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The Madam's chamber.

Skagway, Alaska

Red Onion Saloon

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

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