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Hidden Gems

This collection features unconventional landmarks across the United States. In the Nevada desert, Seven Magic Mountains showcases towering neon boulders, while Seattle offers the textured Gum Wall and the secluded Waterfall Garden Park. Visit the historic Ye Olde Curiosity Shop for oddities or Washington D.C.’s Maine Avenue Fish Market, the oldest of its kind. Quirky additions include Chicago’s bronze Shit Fountain, North Carolina’s 60-foot natural waterslide at Sliding Rock, and the thin granite ledge of Potato Chip Rock in California.

Hidden Gems — Carte

Marcel Stijkel / CC-BY-SA

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Seven Magic Mountains

Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone’s large-scale desert installation features seven towers of stacked, neon-painted limestone boulders reaching up to 35 feet high. Located near Jean Dry Lake south of Las Vegas, the artwork explores the relationship between the natural environment and human artifice.

Siobhan Doyle / CC-BY-SA

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Gum Wall

The Gum Wall is a brick wall situated beneath Pike Place Market in Downtown Seattle, Washington, United States.

Joe Mabel / CC-BY-SA-3.0

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Waterfall Garden

Waterfall Garden Park, also called UPS Park and UPS Waterfall Park, is a private 60-by-80-foot pocket park in Seattle, Washington, created…

Joe Mabel / CC-BY-SA-3.0

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Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop is a store founded in 1899, on the Central Waterfront of Seattle, Washington, United States.

Bien Stephenson; / CC BY 2.0

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Municipal Fish Market at The Wharf

The Maine Avenue Fish Market also known as the Fish Wharf, or simply, the Wharf is an open-air seafood market located in Southwest…

Innes5 / CC-BY-SA-2.5

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Shit Fountain

This unique fountain is located on the artist's private property and reminds dog owners to pick up the waste left after their pets in a…

VeeDrummer / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Sliding Rock

Natural waterslide, 60-foot long waterfall ending in a chilly pool. Fantastic attraction!

Hpolaris / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Potato Chip Rock

Potato Chip Rock is a natural tourist attraction near San Diego, California. It is located on the Mt.