San Diego, California
Balboa Park Botanical Building and Lily Pond
Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
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San Diego, California
Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
Tulelake, California
Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.
Klamath County, Oregon
The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.
Mitchell, Oregon
Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.
Baker, Nevada
This ancient village provides insight into the complexity of the pre-Columbian Fremont Culture.
Burney, California
The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.
Lee Vining, California
Deep vertical fissures like miniature slot canyons cut across the cemented volcanic rock of Black Point above Mono Lake.
Kimberly, Idaho
These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.
Lee Vining, California
A volcanic cone that formed over 600 years ago.
Austin, Nevada
This rest area is also home to a remarkable petroglyph site.
San Francisco, California
The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.
Santa Barbara, California
California's largest steel arch bridge.
Santa Margarita, California
The oldest pictographs on this decorated rock formation in California's Carrizo Plain date back as many as 4,000 years.
San Jose, California
For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.
San Jose, California
Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.
Corinne, Utah
Dozens of rockets and missiles are on display outside a testing facility in the Utah desert.
Hawthorne, Nevada
This Gold Rush ghost town was once the subject of a territorial dispute between California and Nevada.
Silver Springs, Nevada
The ruins of a military outpost from the 1860s form the centerpiece of a Nevada state park.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Bergen, Norway
A favorite with sightseers and locals alike, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.
Flåm, Norway
One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.
Oslo, Norway
Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."