Las Vegas, Nevada
Ice Age Fossils State Park
Pleistocene megafauna fossils are the subject of Nevada's newest state park at the northern edge of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Pleistocene megafauna fossils are the subject of Nevada's newest state park at the northern edge of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.
Bellaire, Ohio
Collectors keep the story of Ohio Valley glassmaking alive.
Fairbanks, Alaska
Once the center of Gold Rush mania, now the starting point for the Yukon Quest sled dog race.
Los Angeles, California
This beloved, whimsical weiner topped an eclectic variety of Los Angeles buildings, including a Thai restaurant and an advertising agency.
San Francisco, California
This sculpture was made out of recycled guns that were turned in to the city.
Galveston, Texas
This memorial and the seawall that it stands near are powerful symbols of the island’s resilience.
Mound House, Nevada
On the side of Highway 50 East, between Carson City and Dayton, Nevada, sits a giant metal spider made from a vintage Volkswagen Beetle.
Toledo, Ohio
Centuries-old columns from French monasteries provide structure for this courtyard within an Ohio art museum.
Redlands, California
Since 1985, this Victorian home has operated as a museum filled top to bottom with American-made glassware.
Galveston, Texas
This private mansion turned Catholic bishop’s home is an iconic Galveston building.
Galveston, Texas
Despite changing times, the legendary stage has proved the show must always go on.
North Haven, Maine
A far-flung tidal inlet off the coast of Maine produces some of the state’s tastiest oysters.
Springfield, Missouri
Creativity is far from extinct in Missouri, and this painted dinosaur is no exception!
Millican, Oregon
In the high desert east of Bend, the University of Oregon maintains a research observatory on a remote mountain peak.
Palm Springs, California
This bright and bubbly Palm Springs hotel was the brainchild of an iconic drag queen.
Lindsborg, Kansas
A preserved relic of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair and a center of Swedish American Culture.
Cedar Crest, New Mexico
Mysterious markers have been giving the public a lesson in dendrochronology for over a century.
Springfield, Missouri
A phone booth that combines public art and climate change awareness.
Washington
A narrow fjord-like lake, the third-deepest in the United States, runs for over 50 miles into the Cascades of Washington state.
Delta Junction, Alaska
An icy behemoth that towers over you with a blue ice cave in the winter and a roaring creek in the summer.
New Franken, Wisconsin
In 1859, the Virgin Mary supposedly appeared in this small town.
Woodcrest Estates, Delaware
An abandoned rural reminder of a time when the sweet potato crop was king in Delaware.
Grover, Colorado
You can stand in three U.S. states at once.
Casa Grande, Arizona
Over 100 miles from the ocean, this ship-shaped building was built in honor of the owner's sailor son.