Winslow, Arizona
Meteor Crater
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
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Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Flagstaff, Arizona
The final resting place of the businessman-turned-astronomer who helped discover Pluto stands near his observatory.
Fort Valley, Arizona
At 11,500 feet in elevation, there is no toilet in the state closer to the sky than this one.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.
Seligman, Arizona
A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.
Leupp, Arizona
The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.
Winslow, Arizona
The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.
Daly City, California
A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.
Colma, California
This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.
San Francisco, California
For nearly 50 years, this San Francisco nonprofit has been serving as a mix of recycling center and art school.
San Francisco, California
The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.
San Francisco, California
Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.
San Francisco, California
Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.
San Francisco, California
This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.
San Francisco, California
A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.
San Francisco, California
Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.
San Francisco, California
This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.
San Francisco, California
A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.
San Francisco, California
A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.
San Francisco, California
Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
Los Angeles, California
This hands-on math museum believes in turning concepts into constructs.
Los Angeles, California
The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.