Santa Monica, California
Farnam House
On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.
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Santa Monica, California
On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.
Salinas, California
Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.
Panama City, Panama
This softball diamond has a culture all its own.
Panama City, Panama
From a distance, Latin America's first Baha'i Temple looks like an enormous egg perched atop a hill.
Auburn, California
A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.
Nevada City, California
A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.
Nevada City, California
This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.
Nevada City, California
Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.
Nevada City, California
California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.
San Diego, California
The freeway that never was.
San Francisco, California
A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Fans have made a utility pole near where the 90s musician was shot into an ersatz memorial.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.
Las Vegas, Nevada
“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.
Panama City, Panama
This church was transported brick by brick from the ruins of a 16th-century city into Panama City's current historic district.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This supper club is a slice of old Las Vegas.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.
Arlington, Virginia
This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Keen eyes can find the Disney influences throughout this treasure trove of a tiki bar.