San Francisco, California
The Wave Organ
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Places I've been
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San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Tillamook, Oregon
This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.
Oregon City, Oregon
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
Crater Lake, Oregon
The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.
Wall, South Dakota
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
West Glacier, Montana
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
Little America, Wyoming
Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.
Casper, Wyoming
A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Riverside, Ohio
Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.
Bellevue, Ohio
In northern Ohio, the glorious past of America's trains is on full display.
Peninsula, Ohio
A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.
Sandusky, Ohio
This NASA test station is home to some of the world’s largest and most powerful space environment simulation facilities.
Put-in-Bay, Ohio
The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.
Marion, Ohio
Featuring one of the most complete and original collections of Presidential memorabilia, this is the site of the last front porch presidential campaigns.
Fairfield, Ohio
An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.
Newark, Ohio
An office built to look like a giant basket.