Reno, Nevada
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts
An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.
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Reno, Nevada
An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.
Reno, Nevada
What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.
London, England
Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
Tokyo, Japan
This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."
Tokyo, Japan
This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.
Tokyo, Japan
Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
Edinburgh, Scotland
Brass bricks outline the locations of Edinburgh's lost, lively market stalls.
Berkeley, California
An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.
Walla Walla, Washington
Site of a tragedy on the Oregon Trail.
Pacifica, California
The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.
San Francisco, California
Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.
Lafayette, California
Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.
Santa Clara, California
One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.
Mount Hamilton, California
The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.
Spokane, Washington
This family-owned restaurant celebrates Native American cuisine.
Forks, Washington
A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.
La Push, Washington
Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Forks, Washington
One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
This castle once belonged to one of the most prominent families of medieval Carrickfergus.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
One of the largest lenses of its kind ever created, this former ship beacon has been brought down to Earth.