Palomar Mountain, California
Palomar Observatory
A world-class observatory in the California desert.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
San Francisco, California
Alcatraz Island
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Hurricane, Utah
Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Baker, California
World's Largest Thermometer
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
Cataño, Puerto Rico
Casa Bacardí
The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.
Puerto Rico
Cascada La Mina (La Mina Falls)
A magnificent waterfall nestled in the heart of the El Yunque National Forest.
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Arecibo Observatory
The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.
Portland, Oregon
Portland's Shanghai Tunnels
The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.
Tillamook, Oregon
Tillamook Creamery
This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.
Borrego Springs, California
Galleta Meadows Estate
Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.
Yosemite National Park, California
Indian Village of the Ahwahnee
A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.
Yosemite National Park, California
The Ahwahnee Hotel
The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.
Inyo County, California
Manzanar National Historic Site
The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
Bishop, California
Erick Schat's Bakkerÿ
A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.
Bridgeport, California
Bodie State Historic Park
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz Mystery Spot
A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.
San Simeon, California
Hearst Castle
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
San Simeon, California
Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery
This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.
San Luis Obispo, California
The Dorn Pyramid
A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.
San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo's Bubblegum Alley
An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.
Anaheim, California
Petrified Tree
The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.
Garden Grove, California
Christ Cathedral (Crystal Cathedral)
Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
Permanently Closed
Tustin, California
Tustin Blimp Hangar #2
This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.
Newport Beach, California
Bunnyhenge
Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.
