San Francisco, California
The Pirate Supply Store at 826 Valencia
An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.
Places I've been
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San Francisco, California
An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Okinawa, Japan
Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.
Fraser Island, Australia
The only pollutant in the clear blue water is sunscreen.
Woombye, Australia
A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.
Sydney, Australia
Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Hiroshima, Japan
A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
Hatsukaichi, Japan
This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.
Hatsukaichi, Japan
This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.
Kyoto, Japan
1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.
Hakone, Japan
Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Bangkok, Thailand
For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.
Kawakawa, New Zealand
Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Marvel of green building techniques that sings with the wind.
Mount Gambier, Australia
An incredible garden taking over the interior of a massive sinkhole.
Princetown, Australia
Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."
Port Campbell, Australia
A clear example of the process of erosion in action.
Melbourne, Australia
Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.
San Francisco, California
This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.