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Seattle, Washington

Tashkent Park

This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.
RobertPakko Added by RobertPakko
Seattle, Washington

Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.
meganmichelle Added by meganmichelle
Seattle, Washington

Gum Wall

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Added by S Lee
Seattle, Washington

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Santa Barbara, California

Knapp’s Castle

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.
leiris Added by leiris
Pismo Beach, California

Monarch Butterfly Grove

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.
Meg Added by Meg
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Musical Highway

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Added by katbier
Los Angeles, California

The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.
Added by OKonheim
Los Angeles, California

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
anhie Added by anhie
Coquitlam, British Columbia

Riverview Hospital

Historic psychiatric asylum and most-filmed location in the Great White North.
morinaga Added by morinaga
Los Angeles, California

Linda Vista Hospital

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.
Culver City, California

Holy Cross Cemetery

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.
SamM Added by SamM
Beverly Hills, California

Beverly Hills Bermuda Triangle

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.
HarryValentine Added by HarryValentine
Los Angeles, California

The Last Bookstore

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
kcmick Added by kcmick
Los Angeles, California

Clifton's Cafeteria

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
treeswithknees Added by treeswithknees
Beverly Hills, California

24-Hour-Sprinkles

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Los Angeles, California

Bradbury Building

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Los Angeles, California

St. Vincent Court

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.
Alfred Lord Tennisanyone Added by Alfred Lord Tennisanyone
Los Angeles, California

Old Warner Bros. Theatre Inside Downtown Jewelry Exchange

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.
Added by brookeblackjust
Los Angeles, California

Angels Flight

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
anhie Added by anhie
Los Angeles, California

Cardiff Tower

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.
elizabethhorkley Added by elizabethhorkley
Los Angeles, California

California Institute of Abnormalarts (CIA)

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.
Added by Jeshii
Los Angeles, California

The Bonaventure Hotel

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.
jbartlett2000 Added by jbartlett2000
Beverly Hills, California

Greystone Mansion

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.
Rachel Added by Rachel