Baker, California
World's Largest Thermometer
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
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Sloan, Nevada
Seven Magic Mountains
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Parkway Bakery and Tavern
Since 1929, this institution has been serving one of the most celebrated po’ boys in New Orleans.
New Orleans, Louisiana
High Hat Cafe
Southern comfort food is on the menu at this neighborhood favorite.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Li’l Dizzy’s Cafe
The last surviving bastion of the Baquet restaurant empire serves up superb soul food.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Café Reconcile
This non-profit restaurant offers job training and skills to members of the Central City community.
Canton, North Carolina
Black Balsam Knob
On a clear afternoon, you can see mountain peaks more than 40 miles away from this clearing in the Pisgah National Forest.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
This free sculpture garden is home to over 90 artworks and installations from artists around the world.
San Diego, California
Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge
This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.
San Bernardino County, California
Mitchell Caverns
An improbable set of attractive limestone caverns forms the centerpiece of Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, in the heart of the Mojave Desert.
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Red’s
Pay your respects at this juke joint founded by a blues legend of the Mississippi Delta.
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art
Swing by this iconic record store find out what’s going on in Clarksdale’s live music scene.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Community Book Center
The oldest Black-owned bookstore in New Orleans was started by a substitute teacher on a mission.
Carpinteria, California
Carpinteria Harbor Seal Preserve
Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.
La Cañada Flintridge, California
Descanso Gardens
Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.
Los Angeles, California
Bradbury Building
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
Glendale, California
Forest Lawn Cemetery
An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.
Twentynine Palms, California
Skull Rock
An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.
Carpinteria, California
Carpinteria Valley Museum
Its vast collection details the history of this Santa Barbara beach town.
Shreveport, Louisiana
Once in a Millennium Moon Mural
One of the largest publicly funded mural in the country is one city's love letter to itself.
Lancaster, California
Antelope Valley Indian Museum
Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.
San Diego, California
Unconditional Surrender
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
San Diego, California
1895 Looff Carousel
One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.
San Diego, California
San Diego Police Department Jail Cells and Police Exhibit
At this local mall, visitors are ushered through a 1940s jail exhibit.
