Napa, California
Monticello Dam Morning Glory Spillway
The largest drain hole in the world.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Winters, California
Sam Spade's Office
If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.
Winters, California
Stevenson Bridge
This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.
Cameron, Arizona
Cameron Trading Post
More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.
Kanab, Utah
The Wahweap Hoodoos
Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."
Monterey, California
Old Monterey Jail
This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.
Newberry Springs, California
Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark
The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.
Moss Landing, California
Elkhorn Slough
More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.
Lodi, California
The Original Home of A&W Root Beer
A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.
Winters, California
The Lonely Parking Meter
The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.
Sacramento, California
Spirit of Sacramento
Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.
Los Gatos, California
Mt. Umunhum Cube
An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.
Nevada City, California
Malakoff Diggins
The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.
Colma, California
Emperor Norton’s Grave
The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.
Colma, California
Wyatt Earp's Grave
The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.
San Francisco, California
The Walt Disney Family Museum
Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.
Los Angeles, California
Watts Towers
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Seattle, Washington
Museum of Pop Culture
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Boston, Massachusetts
Old North Church
The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.
Port Townsend, Washington
Fort Worden Artillery Battery
An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.
Port Townsend, Washington
Port Townsend City Hall
City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
Washington, D.C.
Senate Corncob Capitals
Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.
St. Augustine, Florida
Castillo de San Marcos
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.
