West Des Moines, Iowa
Huston Cemetery
A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.
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West Des Moines, Iowa
A small burial plot formerly stranded in the middle of a road.
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
San Francisco, California
Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.
San Francisco, California
The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.
San Francisco, California
The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
Virginia City, Nevada
Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.
Jarbidge, Nevada
One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.
Washoe County, Nevada
Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.
Clark County, Nevada
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.