San Jose, California
The San Carlos Street Lantern Relay
Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.
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San Jose, California
Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.
San Jose, California
Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A high point in Vancouver kitsch.
Ocean Falls, British Columbia
Beautiful mostly-abandoned town only accessible by sea-worthy boat or plane.
Coombs, British Columbia
This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
An eclectic retreat speckled with whimsical folk art.
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.
Port Renfrew, British Columbia
Saved by a logger, this Douglas fir is one of the last great old-growth trees in Canada.
Port Renfrew, British Columbia
This patch of old-growth forest is home to Canada's gnarliest tree.
Friday Harbor, Washington
Orcas on display and in the water.
Sooke, British Columbia
A crumbling cliffside ruin hidden in the woods.
Victoria, British Columbia
Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.
Lynn, Massachusetts
At the supposed instruction of Ben Franklin and Socrates, a Spiritualist believer intended to birth a mechanical messiah here.
Salem, Massachusetts
A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Salem, Massachusetts
One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.
Salem, Massachusetts
The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.
Salem, Massachusetts
A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.
Salem, Massachusetts
Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.
Gloucester, Massachusetts
An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.
Rockport, Massachusetts
An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.
Ipswich, Massachusetts
Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."
Newbury, Massachusetts
This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.