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San Francisco, California

Site of 1906 Earthquake Refugee Camps

Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.
San Francisco, California

Lotta's Fountain

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.
Olema, California

1906 Earthquake Fence

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.
San Francisco, California

Pier 22½ & the SFFD Fire Boats

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.
Potter, Nebraska

Sioux Army Depot

Storage units with a wartime past.
Tokyo, Japan

Zauo

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.
Da Nang, Vietnam

Fire-Breathing Dragon Bridge

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.
Newbury Park, California

Stagecoach Inn Museum

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.
Québec City, Québec

Wolfe's Cove Tunnel

Train tunnel running underneath Quebec City.
Los Angeles, California

Space Shuttle Endeavour

The final resting place of a space program monolith.
Wellington County, Prince Edward Island

Edouard Arsenault Bottle Houses

Three buildings constructed of over 25,000 multicolored glass bottles.
Betanzos, Spain

Parque del Pasatiempo

The remains of an encyclopedic sculpture garden later used as an internment camp.
Helsinki, Finland

The National Library of Finland

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.
Paucartambo, Peru

The Festival of Paucartambo

Ain't no party like a ghost town party.
New York, New York

Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space

A living archive of urban activism and space reclaimed.
Los Angeles, California

Global Effects, Inc.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.
Britt, Iowa

The Hobo Museum

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.
Stockton, Australia

The Nobbys Gunpowder Tunnels

A series of gun powder chambers currently hidden from view within Nobbys Headland in Newcastle, Australia.
Woodsreef, Australia

Woodsreef Asbestos Mine

Asbestos pit mine abandoned in 1983 is still dangerous thirty years later.
Mexico City, Mexico

Cafebrería El Péndulo

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.
Moscow, Russia

Novodevichy Cemetery

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.
Moscow, Russia

Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics

Museum celebrating the achievements of the Soviet space program.
Newcastle, Australia

Newcastle City Morgue Echo Spot

By standing on a particular paving stone in the courtyard, you'll hear an echo that shouldn't be.
Bisbee, Arizona

The Shady Dell

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.