San Francisco, California
The Old Ship Saloon
A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.
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San Francisco, California
A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.
Kanab, Utah
Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."
Truckee, California
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Vernal, Utah
Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.
Baker, Nevada
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
Amboy, California
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
Kane, Utah
This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Lancaster, California
Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
Mono County, California
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
Tulelake, California
Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Santa Cruz, California
A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Petra District, Jordan
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Los Angeles, California
Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
Alameda, California
Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.