Santa Margarita, California
Wallace Creek
The San Andreas Fault spectacularly offsets this creek.
Places I've been
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Santa Margarita, California
The San Andreas Fault spectacularly offsets this creek.
San Jose, California
It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.
San Jose, California
The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.
San Jose, California
A lonely monument to the original Silicon Valley tech campus.
San Jose, California
The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.
Gilroy, California
Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.
San Francisco, California
These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.
Palm Springs, California
A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.
Nevada City, California
A grave dedicated to the pioneers who settled California.
Alameda, California
After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.
Holbrook, Arizona
Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.
San Francisco, California
The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.
Bakersfield, California
An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.
California
The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.
San Bernardino County, California
The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.
San Bernardino County, California
A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.
Alcova, Wyoming
A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.
Whitethorn, California
A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.
San Francisco, California
A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.
Hill AFB, Utah
The last SR-71 ever constructed.