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Making up for lost time and missed opportunities, one adventure at a time.

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Steinway Piano Factory

Astoria, New York
(Flickr/American Backroom)

Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch

Bryman, California

Amargosa Opera House

Death Valley Junction, California
Miniature Manhattan, complete with the World Trade Center towers

Queen's Museum of Art and Scale Model of NYC

Queens, New York
The Brooklyn Old Trolley Cars on the Beard Street Pier. (Wikimedia Commons)

Brooklyn Old Trolley Cars

Brooklyn, New York

Atlas Film Studios

Ouarzazate, Morocco
Puffin

The Moore Lab of Zoology

Los Angeles, California
Caravansary of Joy, designed by Lloyd Wright

Institute of Mentalphysics

Joshua Tree, California
Krblin Jihn Kabin. (Discover Kymaerica)

Krblin Jihn Kabin

Joshua Tree, California
The sign welcoming visitors to the Red Rock National Conservation Area.

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

Las Vegas, Nevada

Miara Cemetery

Marrakech, Morocco
Aerial view of the annual corn maze

Queens County Farm Museum

Queens, New York
Noni Olabisi. 1992.Inspired by the Rodney King Riots of 1992

Autry National Center

Los Angeles, California

Descanso Gardens

La Cañada Flintridge , California

Old Zoo Picnic Area

Los Angeles, California
Old fountain from the Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Resort

Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Healing Center

Zzyzx, California
Casino detail

Asbury Park Casino and Carousel House

Asbury Park, New Jersey
At night, dwarfed by the Goldman Sachs building. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Colgate Clock

Jersey City, New Jersey

Evergreen Memorial Park & Crematory

Los Angeles, California

Salton Sea History Museum

Mecca, California

The Museum of Death

Hollywood, California

Notre Dame Basilica

Montreal, Canada

Sunken City

San Pedro, California
Lightship Frying Pan at Pier 66 Maritime

The Lightship Frying Pan

New York City, New York

Santa's Village

Lake Arrowhead, California

Watts Towers

Los Angeles, California
The Whaley House, which served as a county courthouse and theater, is open to the public all year. (Alyx Sariol/Atlas Obscura)

Whaley House

San Diego, California
Tiki Ti in the exact same location since 1961

Tiki-Ti

Los Angeles, California

Nitt Witt Ridge

Cambria, California
(WikiCommons)

Strawberry Fields Memorial

New York, NY

Lake Shore Inn

California City, California
The old general store

Rhyolite ghost town

Rhyolite, Nevada
Bombay Beach, California. (Wikimedia Commons)

Bombay Beach

Bombay Beach, California
Meserole Theatre Rite Aid's disco ball

Meserole Theatre

Brooklyn, New York

Union Square Metronome

New York City, New York
Topiary

Bunny Museum

Pasadena, California

Giant Needle and Button

Manhattan, New York

California City: The Unbuilt Suburb

California City, California
New York Marble Cemetery

New York Marble Cemetery

New York City, New York
The Magic Castle during the day - slightly less ominous than at night

The Magic Castle

Los Angeles, California
Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum

Noah Purifoy's Outdoor Desert Art Museum

Joshua Tree, California
Gold Rush Steakhouse at the Madonna Inn

Madonna Inn

San Luis Obispo, California
Brick house at the Nevada Test Site

Atomic Survival Town

Nevada

Salton Sea

Salton, California

Admiral's Row

Brooklyn, New York
Power lines running through the Meadowlands.

The Meadowlands

New Jersey Meadowlands, New Jersey

Center for Land Use Interpretation

Culver City, California

City Hall Station

New York, New York

Shopsin's

Manhattan, New York
1920s Subway Car complete with ceiling fansPhoto by Curious Expeditions

New York Transit Museum

Brooklyn, New York
Inside the dome of St. Paul's

Whispering Gallery at St. Paul’s Cathedral

London, England

Toynbee Tiles

Manhattan, New York
Ventura Oil Refinery. (tunnelbug/Flickr)

Ventura Oil Refinery

Ventura, California
Sculpture showing dolphin blowhole sex

Museum of Sex

New York, New York

Lucha Libre Tacos

San Diego, California
Concrete building at the abandoned Murphy Ranch. (Cheddar/Atlas Obscura)

Rustic Canyon's Murphy Ranch

Los Angeles, California

Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery

New York, New York

Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Queens, New York

Monsignor McGolrick Park

Brooklyn, New York
Slab City sign

Slab City California

Niland, California
A pile of donated paint outside of Salvation Mountain.

Salvation Mountain

Niland, California

Neon Boneyard

Las Vegas, Nevada

San Luis Obispo's Bubblegum Alley

San Luis Obispo, California

Chouara Leather Tannery

Fez, Morocco

Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum and Pageant

Walnut Grove, Minnesota

Chinatown's Bloody Angle

Manhattan, New York

Evolution Nature Store

New York City, New York

Linda Vista Hospital

Los Angeles, California

Eagle and High Peak Mine

Julian, California
The long view of Cooper's Row

London Wall

London, England
feeding time

OstrichLand USA

Solvang, California

Digester Eggs

Brooklyn, New York

Trona Pinnacles

Trona, California
Bannerman's Castle

Bannerman's Castle

Newburgh, New York

Dead Horse Bay

Brooklyn
Rubel Castle

Rubel Castle

Glendora, California

Governor's Island

Manhattan, New York

The Octagon

Manhattan, New York

Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village

Simi Valley, California

Howe Caverns

Howes Cave, New York

Eastern State Penitentiary

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(Michelle Enemark CC Attribution Share Alike)

Newtown Creek Nature Walk

Brooklyn, New York

Palomar Observatory

Palomar Mountain, California
Bob Baker Marionette Theater, interior.

Bob Baker Marionette Theater

Los Angeles, California
A waterfall in Black Star Canyon.

Black Star Canyon

Silverado, California
Sunrise at the Queens panorama

A Panorama View of New York City

Queens, New York

Amboy Ghost Town

Amboy, California
Screen showing objects currently tracked by Deep Space Network

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, California

Atlantic Avenue Tunnel

Brooklyn, New York
Tehachapi Wind Farm

Tehachapi Wind Farm

Tehachapi, California
(Flickr/pvsbond)

Life Underground Sculptures

New York City, New York
New York City Marble Cemetery

New York City Marble Cemetery

New York, New York

Helios House

Los Angeles, California
(Flickr/suezsue)

Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters

New York, NY
Bottom of the station

Angels Flight

Los Angeles, California
Cinespia cemetery screening at Hollywood Forever

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Hollywood, California
Wrought Iron

Bradbury Building

Los Angeles, California

The Highline

New York City, New York

Lummis Castle el Alisal

Los Angeles, California

Galco's Soda Pop Stop

Los Angeles, California

High Bridge

New York City, New York
Plane in Hangar B

Floyd Bennett Field

Brooklyn, New York

Griffith Observatory's Tesla Coil

Los Angeles, California
Three levels of shopping stacked on top of one another, built above the world's largest underground aquarium, and centered around a full-blown indoor amusement park.

The Mall of America

Bloomington, Minnesota

Pulaski Bridge

New York, New York
The Endeavour docked in space

Space Shuttle Endeavour

Los Angeles, California
The remains of the Dominator in 2007.

The Dominator Shipwreck

Palos Verdes Estates, California
A view of the lighthouse. (Wikimedia Commons)

Alcatraz Island - La Isla de los Alcatraces

San Francisco, California

Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center

Brooklyn, New York
Cat with a "mousicle," a frozen block of dead mice. (Hope/Atlas Obscura)

The Cat House

Rosamond, California

Grand Army Plaza

Brooklyn, New York
Welcome to Bodie, Ca

Bodie State Historical Park

Bodie, California
Crystal Cathedral, designed by Philip Johnson: Interior, world's third largest organ features 16,000 pipes.

Crystal Cathedral

Garden Grove, California
Cabazon Dinosaurs. Dinny the Dinosaur.

Cabazon Dinosaurs

Cabazon, California
The stairs at night

The Exorcist Stairs

Washington, District of Columbia
Wayfarers Chapel, Interior

Wayfarers Chapel

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Bridge to Nowhere

Los Angeles, California
Interior, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

Los Angeles, California
Exterior of The Witch's House

Spadena House

Beverly Hills, California

The Village Gate Sign

New York, New York

International Museum of Surgical Science

Chicago, Illinois
Civic Musical Road

Civic Musical Road

Lancaster, California

Vasquez Rocks

Agua Dulce, United States

Venice of America Canals

Venice, CA
(Flickr/The Outback Traveler)

Hassan II Mosque

Casablanca, Morocco
Inside of the Todra Gorge. (Wikimedia Commons)

Todra Gorge

Tinerhir, Morocco

Old Trapper's Lodge Statues

Woodland Hills, California
A boat being serviced using a dry dock. (amberjol/Flickr)

The Brooklyn Navy Yard

Brooklyn , New York
Tio's Tacos. (Press Photo)

Tio's Tacos

Riverside, California
Scotty's Castle at Sunset

Scotty's Castle

Death Valley National Park, California

Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital

New York, New York
Tufa tower on south shore of Mono Lake

Mono Lake

Lee Vining, California

The Henry Miller Memorial Library

BigSur, California
The Untermyer Memorial in Woodlawn Cemetery

Woodlawn Cemetery

New York, New York
Integratron, exterior

The Integratron

Landers, California
Phillip Johnson's Glass House. (mjkmjk/Flickr)

Phillip Johnson's Estate

New Canaan, Connecticut
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Lightning Field

The Lightning Field

Quemado, New Mexico
Julian Hathaway demonstrating a derrick for the General Petroleum Corporation, 1928.

Hathaway Ranch and Oil Museum

Santa Fe Springs, California
(Flickr/American Backroom)

Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch

Bryman, California
Andrew Roger's Rhythms of Life. (Andrew Rogers)

Rhythms of Life

Yucca Valley, California
This is the right side of the complex. From here you can see one of the few remaining structures and for some reason a city bus.

LA-88 Nike Missile Base

Chatsworth, California

Burro Schmidt Tunnel

Mojave Dessert, California

King Clone

Johnson Valley, California

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Glendale, California

The Wigwam Motel

Holbrook, Arizona
Solar Two

Solar One and Solar Two

Daggett, California

BREN Tower

Jackass Flat, Nevada

Pacific Park Solar Ferris Wheel

Santa Monica, California
One of the more recognizable landmarks of the 500 acre reserve

Storm King Art Center

New Windsor, NY
The Topiary Garden at Lotusland.

Lotusland

Santa Barbara, California

Roosevelt Island AVAC

Manhattan, New York
(California Institute of Abnormalarts)

California Institute of Abnormalarts (CIA)

North Hollywood, California
"Atomic" cameramen photographing atomic bomb test

Lookout Mountain Airforce Station

Los Angeles, California
Mosaic water feature using recycled objects and glass marbles. (Victoria's Last Resort)

Victoria's Last Resort

Cambria, California

Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex

Fort Irwin, California
Succulents for sale.

California Cactus Center

Pasadena, California
Stones and Henge, respectively.

Stonehenge World Heritage Site

Salisbury, England

Centralia

Centralia, Pennsylvania
The coelostat seen with the dome open. Photo from Palomar Observatory blog.

Hale Solar Laboratory

Pasadena, California
Los Angeles Hall of Records - Underground Tunnel to Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration

Underground Tunnels of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
Poised to go sledding at White Sands National Monument.

White Sands National Monument

Alamogordo, New Mexico

Frick Bowling Alley

Manhattan

Hart Island

Bronx, New York

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

New Mexico

TinkerTown

Sandia Park, New Mexico
The Sideshow

Hicksville Trailer Palace

Joshua Tree, California
Wildrose Charcoal Kilns. (matthigh/Flickr)

Wildrose Charcoal Kilns

California

Michigan Theatre

Detroit, Michigan

The Russell Industrial Center

Detroit, Michigan
Trinity's fireball was about 600 feet (200 m) wide.

Trinity Atomic Bomb Site

New Mexico
One of the 27 dishes of the Very Large Array

The Very Large Array

Between Magdalena and Datil, New Mexico
History of Humanity

Felicity, California: Center of the World

Felicity, California
Tom Mix leaping the gap. Beale's Cut

Beale's Cut

Sylmar, California

Taos Pueblo

New Mexico
The Black Hole front entrance

Black Hole of Los Alamos

Los Alamos, New Mexico
(calamity_hane/Flickr)

Museum of International Folk Art: Girard Wing

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Elevator Historical Society

Long Island City, New York
George Air Force Base. (Benedict Siegel/Atlas Obscura)

George Air Force Base

Victorville, California
Queen Califa from entrance to Magical Circle.

Queen Califia's Magical Circle

Escondido, California

Edouard Arsenault Bottle Houses

Canada

Clifton's Cafeteria

Los Angeles, California

Cano's Castle

Antonito, Colorado
Abandoned sugar silos in 2009. (Wikimedia Commons)

Betteravia Sugar Plant

Betteravia, California

Prehistoric Trackways National Monument

Las Cruces, New Mexico
Set of Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments, 1923.

Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes

Guadalupe, California

Abandoned Kings Park Psychiatric Center

Kings Park, New York

Museum of Neon Art

Los Angeles, California
Grande Ballroom

Grande Ballroom

Detroit, Michigan

Farnam House

Santa Monica, California

Point Vicente Lighthouse

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

The Superior Dome

Marquette, Michigan
John Sowden House. (Wikimedia Commons)

John Sowden House

Los Angeles, California

Bishop Castle

Custer County, Colorado

Carlsbad Caverns

Carlsbad, New Mexico

International UFO Museum and Research Center

Roswell, New Mexico
The derelict interior of Michigan Central Station.

Michigan Central Station

Detroit, Michigan

The Wolf House - Jack London State Park

Glen Ellen, California

The Sonorous Stones of Ringing Rocks Park

Pennsylvania
The walls inside Chez Jay are covered in mementos from Fiondella's adventures

Chez Jay

Santa Monica, California

Santa Monica Camera Obscura

Santa Monica, California

Abandoned Six Flags Amusement Park

New Orleans , Louisiana

Frank Gehry Residence

Santa Monica, California

AlloSphere

Goleta, California

Nelson

Nelson, Nevada
Area 51 from above

Area 51

Rachel, Nevada
The Vault

Petersen Automotive Vault

Los Angeles, California

Studio Antiques

El Segundo, United states

Devil's Postpile National Monument

Mammoth Lakes, California
I have been to 136 places and want to visit 72 more!

Steinway Piano Factory

Astoria, New York

Amargosa Opera House

Death Valley Junction, California
Effulgence of the North

Velaslavasay Panorama

Los Angeles, California
The Brooklyn Old Trolley Cars on the Beard Street Pier. (Wikimedia Commons)

Brooklyn Old Trolley Cars

Brooklyn, New York
Caravansary of Joy, designed by Lloyd Wright

Institute of Mentalphysics

Joshua Tree, California
Krblin Jihn Kabin. (Discover Kymaerica)

Krblin Jihn Kabin

Joshua Tree, California
The sign welcoming visitors to the Red Rock National Conservation Area.

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area

Las Vegas, Nevada

Descanso Gardens

La Cañada Flintridge , California

Old Zoo Picnic Area

Los Angeles, California
Old fountain from the Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Resort

Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Healing Center

Zzyzx, California
Casino detail

Asbury Park Casino and Carousel House

Asbury Park, New Jersey

Evergreen Memorial Park & Crematory

Los Angeles, California

Sunken City

San Pedro, California

Santa's Village

Lake Arrowhead, California

Watts Towers

Los Angeles, California

Nitt Witt Ridge

Cambria, California

Lake Shore Inn

California City, California
The old general store

Rhyolite ghost town

Rhyolite, Nevada
Bombay Beach, California. (Wikimedia Commons)

Bombay Beach

Bombay Beach, California
Meserole Theatre Rite Aid's disco ball

Meserole Theatre

Brooklyn, New York
Topiary

Bunny Museum

Pasadena, California

California City: The Unbuilt Suburb

California City, California
Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum

Noah Purifoy's Outdoor Desert Art Museum

Joshua Tree, California
Gold Rush Steakhouse at the Madonna Inn

Madonna Inn

San Luis Obispo, California

Salton Sea

Salton, California

Admiral's Row

Brooklyn, New York
Ventura Oil Refinery. (tunnelbug/Flickr)

Ventura Oil Refinery

Ventura, California
Concrete building at the abandoned Murphy Ranch. (Cheddar/Atlas Obscura)

Rustic Canyon's Murphy Ranch

Los Angeles, California

Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Queens, New York
A pile of donated paint outside of Salvation Mountain.

Salvation Mountain

Niland, California

Neon Boneyard

Las Vegas, Nevada

San Luis Obispo's Bubblegum Alley

San Luis Obispo, California

Eagle and High Peak Mine

Julian, California
feeding time

OstrichLand USA

Solvang, California

Digester Eggs

Brooklyn, New York

Trona Pinnacles

Trona, California
Bannerman's Castle

Bannerman's Castle

Newburgh, New York

Dead Horse Bay

Brooklyn
Rubel Castle

Rubel Castle

Glendora, California

Governor's Island

Manhattan, New York

The Octagon

Manhattan, New York

Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village

Simi Valley, California

Eastern State Penitentiary

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(Michelle Enemark CC Attribution Share Alike)

Newtown Creek Nature Walk

Brooklyn, New York

Palomar Observatory

Palomar Mountain, California
Bob Baker Marionette Theater, interior.

Bob Baker Marionette Theater

Los Angeles, California
A waterfall in Black Star Canyon.

Black Star Canyon

Silverado, California
Sunrise at the Queens panorama

A Panorama View of New York City

Queens, New York

Amboy Ghost Town

Amboy, California
Screen showing objects currently tracked by Deep Space Network

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Pasadena, California

Atlantic Avenue Tunnel

Brooklyn, New York
Tehachapi Wind Farm

Tehachapi Wind Farm

Tehachapi, California
Bottom of the station

Angels Flight

Los Angeles, California
Cinespia cemetery screening at Hollywood Forever

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Hollywood, California
Wrought Iron

Bradbury Building

Los Angeles, California

The Highline

New York City, New York

High Bridge

New York City, New York
Plane in Hangar B

Floyd Bennett Field

Brooklyn, New York

Griffith Observatory's Tesla Coil

Los Angeles, California
The Endeavour docked in space

Space Shuttle Endeavour

Los Angeles, California
The remains of the Dominator in 2007.

The Dominator Shipwreck

Palos Verdes Estates, California
Cat with a "mousicle," a frozen block of dead mice. (Hope/Atlas Obscura)

The Cat House

Rosamond, California
Welcome to Bodie, Ca

Bodie State Historical Park

Bodie, California
Crystal Cathedral, designed by Philip Johnson: Interior, world's third largest organ features 16,000 pipes.

Crystal Cathedral

Garden Grove, California
Cabazon Dinosaurs. Dinny the Dinosaur.

Cabazon Dinosaurs

Cabazon, California
The stairs at night

The Exorcist Stairs

Washington, District of Columbia
Wayfarers Chapel, Interior

Wayfarers Chapel

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Bridge to Nowhere

Los Angeles, California
Interior, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

Los Angeles, California

Vasquez Rocks

Agua Dulce, United States

Venice of America Canals

Venice, CA
A boat being serviced using a dry dock. (amberjol/Flickr)

The Brooklyn Navy Yard

Brooklyn , New York
Tio's Tacos. (Press Photo)

Tio's Tacos

Riverside, California
Scotty's Castle at Sunset

Scotty's Castle

Death Valley National Park, California

Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital

New York, New York
Tufa tower on south shore of Mono Lake

Mono Lake

Lee Vining, California
Integratron, exterior

The Integratron

Landers, California
Phillip Johnson's Glass House. (mjkmjk/Flickr)

Phillip Johnson's Estate

New Canaan, Connecticut
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