San Jose, California
Site of the World's First Radio Broadcasting Station
Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.
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San Jose, California
Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.
San Jose, California
It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.
San Jose, California
Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.
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
A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.
San Francisco, California
Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.
San Francisco, California
A monument to the love people have for their pets.
San Francisco, California
There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
North Pole, Alaska
A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.
Wasilla, Alaska
Siberian husky that delivered a life-saving antitoxin.
Anchorage, Alaska
Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.
Whittier, Alaska
This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.
Whittier, Alaska
Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.
Karnack, Texas
Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.
Glen Rose, Texas
Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.
Norman, Oklahoma
The largest collection of political commercials in the world.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Lome, Togo
The Voodoo Superstore of the world.
Accra, Ghana
An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.
Cape Coast, Ghana
Where thousands of slaves passed through the "Door of No Return."
Dallas, Texas
A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.