Berkeley, California
Takara Sake Museum
The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.
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Berkeley, California
The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.
Blackfoot, Idaho
This museum glorifies the humble potato.
Middleton, Wisconsin
More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.
Chicago, Illinois
The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Huntington Beach, California
This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.
San Diego, California
L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.
San Diego, California
This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.
San Diego, California
Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.
Palomar Mountain, California
A world-class observatory in the California desert.
San Juan Capistrano, California
Oldest building in California still in use.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.
Tonalea, Arizona
The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of the Navajo Nation.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Utah
The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Wendover, Utah
A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.
Bedrock, Colorado
A unique arch graces the Dolores River Canyon near the Hanging Flume.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Monticello, Utah
One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.
Escalante, Utah
Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.
Fruita, Colorado
It would be easy to walk past this unusual piece of art and have no idea it pays tribute to the odd life of a real chicken.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.