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Avoiding Regret

Sandi Hemmerlein, Atlas Obscura Los Angeles Field Agent 2013-2019 http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/sandi-hemmerlein-avoiding-regret Writer, Photographer, Traveler, Romantic, Naturalist, Urbanist. Brunette living in a blonde city. Specialties include incredible ruins, beautiful decay, disaster sites, cemeteries, ghost towns, fascinating fauna, outsider art, architecture, natural wonders, movie palaces, stained glass, factory tours, and the creepy and macabre - Two-time ScareLA panelist & Midsummer Scream panel producer / moderator - Contributing writer for KCET, Discover Los Angeles - Current member of The Los Angeles Breakfast Club, Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation, Friends of Rockhaven (lifetime), Historical Society of Crescenta Valley, Rim of the World Historical Society - Former Los Angeles City Historical Society Board Member, Events Committee & Social Media Chair - Former member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, LA Conservancy, Art Deco Society, San Fernando Valley Historical Society FB/IG @avoidingregret

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Paradise Valley, Arizona

Cosanti

A disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright built an experimental, partially underground home in the desert.

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New Orleans, Louisiana

'Birthplace of Dixie' Plaque

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

J Ginsberg

Added by J Ginsberg

New Orleans, Louisiana

Carousel Bar

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

New Orleans, Louisiana

Street Name Tiles of New Orleans

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Rebecca Byrne

Added by Rebecca Byrne

New Orleans, Louisiana

St. Louis Cathedral

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

Doc Nicholas

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New Orleans, Louisiana

Scallop Shell Pulpit

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

satxwdavis

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New Orleans, Louisiana

Mardi Gras World

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

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New Orleans, Louisiana

Napoleon House

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

Luke J Spencer

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New Orleans, Louisiana

Nicolas Cage's Pyramid Tomb

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

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New Orleans, Louisiana

Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Annetta Black

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New Orleans, Louisiana

Marie Laveau's Tomb

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Faulkner House Books

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

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Las Vegas, Nevada

Omega Mart at Area 15

A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.

Added by Bird Bones

Beverly Hills, California

John Wayne Statue

One of two Southern California statues celebrating “The Duke,” this one towers over a Beverly Hills sidewalk.

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Twentynine Palms, California

Skull Rock

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

mikewalker

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Las Vegas, Nevada

Springs Preserve

The birthplace of Las Vegas is now preserved as a historic and natural area.

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Las Vegas, Nevada

Hollywood Cars Museum and Liberace Garage

The most extravagant car collection features a Batmobile, Liberace's mirror ball-ed Rolls Royce, and a stunt car from 'The Fast and the Furious.'

Dark Nebula Deluxe

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Isla Vista, California

AlloSphere

360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.

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Moapa Valley, Nevada

Moapa Airmail Arrow

A well-preserved example from a 1920s network of airmail navigation arrows sits near Interstate 15 in southern Nevada.

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Henderson, Nevada

Heritage Street

Clark County Museum has created an entire street of historically important buildings relocated from various other locations within the county.

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Claremont, California

'Dividing the Light'

This public Skyspace created by artist James Turrell for his alma mater puts on a show every day at sunrise and sunset.

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Valencia, California

Tesoro Adobe

The former home of silent film star Harry Carry.

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West Hollywood, California

Tail O’ the Pup

This L.A. fixture has been serving hot dogs out of a giant hot dog since 1946.

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Redlands, California

Historical Glass Museum

Since 1985, this Victorian home has operated as a museum filled top to bottom with American-made glassware.

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