Joshua Tree, California
The Station Joshua Tree
Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.
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Joshua Tree, California
Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.
Joshua Tree, California
An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.
Palm Springs, California
A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.
Palm Springs, California
The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.
Paris, France
The oldest continuously operating mint in the world that has been making coins since the 9th-century.
Paris, France
This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.
Terrebonne, Oregon
The original span of a high bridge across the deep Crooked River Gorge has been preserved for pedestrian use.
Elma, Washington
From overly ambitious (and eventually abandoned) atomic dream to bustling office park.
Tacoma, Washington
Sharing the often-overlooked story of America's Black soldiers.
Tacoma, Washington
A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.
Austin, Texas
Controversially claiming the title of world's biggest bass drum, UT's Big Bertha was once made radioactive by the Manhattan Project.
Sonora, Texas
A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.
Watrous, New Mexico
The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of New Mexico’s ecology and culture.
Bayard, Nebraska
This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.
Grover, Colorado
On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.
Orchard, Colorado
In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Government Camp, Oregon
Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.