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Paris, France
Paris Padlocks of Love
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Oakland, California
Gnomes of Lake Merritt
This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.
Oakland, California
Lake Merritt's Bonsai Garden
Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.
Oakland, California
Cathedral of Christ the Light
A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.
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Chicago, Illinois
Rock N Roll McDonald's and Museum
The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.
Redding, California
Sundial Bridge
This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.
Solvang, California
Hans Christian Andersen Museum
Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.
San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo's Bubblegum Alley
An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.
Alameda, California
Alameda Point Antique and Collectibles Fair
Antiques by the Bay.
Berkeley, California
BioFuel Oasis
Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.
Oakland, California
Children's Fairyland
This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.
Berkeley, California
Moe's Books
A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.
Oakland, California
Dunsmuir-Hellman Historic Estate
Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.
Alamo, California
The Cow Bones of Mount Diablo
Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.
