Sacramento, California
Sacramento's Original Street Level
The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.
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Sacramento, California
The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.
Los Angeles, California
Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.
Bethel, New York
The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.
Winchester, Virginia
The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.
Chicago, Illinois
A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.
Tupelo, Mississippi
This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.
Memphis, Tennessee
This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.
Winslow, Arizona
This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.
Phoenix, Arizona
The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
San Diego, California
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
San Diego, California
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
Landers, California
Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.
Los Angeles, California
Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.
Agua Dulce, California
Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
San Rafael, California
Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.
Pioneertown, California
A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.
Pioneertown, California
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Newberry Springs, California
The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Arcadia, California
Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.
Inverness, California
The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.