Oakland, California
Watermelon Rock
A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.
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Oakland, California
A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.
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.
Alameda, California
Antiques by the Bay.
Tucson, Arizona
From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Oracle, Arizona
A reproduction of earth's many biomes.
Point Arena, California
The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.
Berkeley, California
A storybook European village in Berkeley.
Yavapai County, Arizona
Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Phoenix, Arizona
Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.
San Francisco, California
The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”
San Francisco, California
The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
San Francisco, California
Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.
San Francisco, California
The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.
San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Redding, California
This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.
Duncans Mills, California
Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.
Seoul, South Korea
Buy your fish and have it cooked to order in this bustling, eight-floor seafood market.
Tucson, Arizona
This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.
Tucson, Arizona
Visitors to this public park will also find the ruins of an old western fort.
Tucson, Arizona
Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.