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Los Angeles, California

Watts Towers

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Added by Mary Marshall Fowler
Fremont, California

The Secret Sidewalk

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.
Los Angeles, California

Clifton's Cafeteria

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

Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.
GuttersnipeRebecca Added by GuttersnipeRebecca
Los Angeles, California

The Museum of Death

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Genki Added by Genki
San Francisco, California

Seward Street Slides

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

The Wave Organ

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Added by mbison
Detroit, Michigan

Crow Manor

Collective made up of artists, musicians, and activists.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Detroit, Michigan

Southwestern High School

This empty Detroit high school was too expensive to maintain or destroy.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Detroit, Michigan

Belle Isle Aquarium

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.
ronin Added by ronin
Detroit, Michigan

Detroit Children's Zoo

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.
Added by zackofalltrades
Seattle, Washington

Harry Partch's Musical Instruments

A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.
Jake Uitti Added by Jake Uitti
Seattle, Washington

Seattle's Ramps to Nowhere

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.
AaronNetsky Added by AaronNetsky
Santa Margarita, California

Rinconada Mercury Mine

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.
Jandro Added by Jandro
San Luis Obispo, California

Poly Canyon - Experimental Structures Lab

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.
leiris Added by leiris
San Francisco, California

'Wood Line'

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.
Allison Added by Allison
East Warburton, Australia

Redwood Forest Tree Art

Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.
Gavin Added by Gavin
Boston, Massachusetts

World's Largest Air-Insulated Van de Graaff Generator

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.
Added by dsewers
Përmet District, Albania

Benja Thermal Baths

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.
Added by rohancf
Capannori, Italy

Oak of the Witches

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.
grazianolenci Added by grazianolenci
Denver, Colorado

National Ice Core Lab

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.
Sarah Laskow Added by Sarah Laskow
Cornwall, England

Church of St. Morwenna and St. John the Baptist

This ancient church, rebuilt at least 3 times, is flanked at all sides by history.
Added by Vordenius
Cornwall, England

Dozmary Pool

Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.
Added by Vordenius
Cornwall, England

Minack Theatre

A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.