Truckee, California
Donner Pass Summit Tunnels
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Sacramento, California
Sacramento Old City Cemetery
The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.
Sacramento, California
Johnny Cash Mural
This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.
Folsom, California
The Folsom Powerhouse
This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.
Sacramento, California
Samson Luggage Sculpture
Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.
Grass Valley, California
Swan Levine House
Built in 1895, this bed and breakfast was once a hospital that served an early 1900s Gold Rush boomtown.
Nevada City, California
Firehouse No. 1 Museum
This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.
Grass Valley, California
Grass Valley Museum
A rich history stashed behind an unassuming door in the heart of Gold Country.
Pescadero, California
Elephant Seals of Año Nuevo State Park
Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.
Pescadero, California
Año Nuevo Island
Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.
Pescadero, California
Pigeon Point Lighthouse
A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.
Monterey, California
Monterey's Old Whaling Station
An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.
New York, New York
Berlin Wall Section
A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.
Permanently Closed
Placerville, California
Gothic Rose Antiques & Curiosities
Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.
Norden, California
"Snowshoe" Thompson Memorial Statue
A statue commemorating the heroic life of a Viking postman who was the Godfather of California skiing.
New York, New York
The Hangman's Elm
The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.
Staten Island, New York
Remains of Fort Wadsworth
Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.
New York, New York
Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
New York, New York
Alice in Wonderland Statue
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
New York, New York
Times Square Hum
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
New York, New York
Pier 54: The Titanic’s Arrival Destination
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
Washington, D.C.
Jefferson Pier Marker
A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.
Washington, D.C.
Civil War Nurses Memorial
A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.
Washington, D.C.
Carnegie Library of Washington, D.C.
D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.
