Aptos, California
SS Palo Alto
This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.
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Aptos, California
This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.
Santa Cruz, California
A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.
Santa Cruz, California
Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.
Mono County, California
This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.
Bishop, California
A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.
Mesa, Arizona
Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.
Tucson, Arizona
Hikers and walkers flock to this historic volcanic butte for its scenic desert views.
Kingman, Arizona
The world’s first museum dedicated solely to electric vehicles.
Camp Verde, Arizona
This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.
Pine, Arizona
The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.
Payson, Arizona
The handsome statue is a tribute to the post riders who traversed 52 miles of tough Arizona terrain.
Globe, Arizona
The remains of a large pueblo village constructed by the Salado culture, who occupied the region more than 600 years ago.
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Page, Arizona
These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.
Page, Arizona
This unique art installation used boiler tubes from a decommissioned power plant to resemble Antelope Canyon.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.
Henderson, Nevada
Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.
Sedona, Arizona
The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.