Minneapolis, Minnesota
Prince’s Star at First Avenue
After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Spoonbridge and Cherry
A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ingebretsen's Scandinavian Gifts
Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Ax-Man Surplus
The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.
Permanently Closed
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tucker's Treehouse
A treehouse assailed by the elements and the government, now gone.
Bloomington, Minnesota
The Mall of America
Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...
Edina, Minnesota
Southdale Center Shopping Mall
Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.
St. Joseph, Minnesota
Saint John's Abbey Church
A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.
Three Rivers, California
Moro Rock
Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.
Sequoia National Park, California
General Sherman
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Agua Dulce, California
Vasquez Rocks
Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.
Sloan, Nevada
Seven Magic Mountains
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Los Angeles, California
Muscle Beach
An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
Los Angeles, California
Pink's Hot Dogs
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
Los Angeles, California
Space Shuttle Endeavour
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Los Angeles, California
The Magic Castle
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Los Angeles, California
Rustic Canyon's Murphy Ranch
World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.
Wall, South Dakota
Wall Drug
The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.
Darwin, Minnesota
World's Largest Ball of Twine Rolled by One Man
17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.
Los Angeles, California
Old Zoo Picnic Area
The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.
Munich, Germany
Eisbachwelle
Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.
Bucharest, Romania
Arcul de Triumf
Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.
Rilski manastir, Bulgaria
Rila Monastery
This historic black and white monastery is one of Bulgaria's architectural jewels.
