Places flint Wants to Go

A middle school sports field that many believe was the true location of the first successful powered flight - and not by the Wright Brothers.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

A 1914 beaux arts auditorium that sat shuttered for 20 years, restored and reopened in 2026

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

Astronomers plan to launch a space telescope into orbit, to find out what exactly stands in the way of an asteroid hitting Earth.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".

The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.