Arcadia, California
Denny's Windmill
A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Arcadia, California
A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.
Kansas City, Missouri
Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.
Kansas City, Missouri
The world's largest collection of fine-scale miniatures and one the nation's largest collections of antique toys.
Los Angeles, California
The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.
San Diego, California
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.
Los Angeles, California
This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Round Mountain, Texas
This beautiful grotto is one of those places where you can't believe you're just outside Austin.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sid Vicious famously punched a hole in the wall of this iconic music venue.
Bartlesville, Oklahoma
A whimsical tower with a spiral staircase, inspired by the Space Age and the Möbius strip.
Arcadia, Oklahoma
This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.
Baltimore, Maryland
The childhood home of the Sultan of Swat is just a line drive away from Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
San Diego, California
San Diego's most historic and haunted home.
San Diego, California
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
San Diego, California
One of the largest trees of its kind in California.
San Diego, California
An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.
Arlington, Virginia
This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.
Arlington, Virginia
The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.
Sterling, Virginia
These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.
Catoosa, Oklahoma
It reportedly took three years to sort through all the objects in this eclectic lifelong collection.
Wichita, Kansas
The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.
St. Louis, Missouri
This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.