Tucson, Arizona
Tucson's Retro Airport Control Tower
This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.
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Tucson, Arizona
This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.
Tucson, Arizona
This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.
Oatman, Arizona
This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.
Tucson, Arizona
Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.
San Bernardino, California
A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.
Maricopa, California
Remnants of the United States's largest accidental oil spill still mar a California valley.
Taft, California
Wander through desolate oil fields littered with rigs.
Santa Margarita, California
The oldest pictographs on this decorated rock formation in California's Carrizo Plain date back as many as 4,000 years.
Palmdale, California
The road plays 30 seconds of the Marineās Hymn when driving over the grooved pavement.
Avalon, California
Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.
Palm Springs, California
Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.
San Diego, California
L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.
Los Angeles, California
Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.
Palomar Mountain, California
A world-class observatory in the California desert.
Salinas, California
Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.
Chatsworth, California
Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.
Los Angeles, California
This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.
Los Angeles, California
A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.
Los Angeles, California
A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.
La CaƱada Flintridge, California
The world's first disc golf course has the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a neighbor.
Los Angeles, California
A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.
Thousand Oaks, California
From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.
Los Angeles, California
Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.
Simi Valley, California
The ruins of the movie ranch owned by actor and stuntman Ray "Crash" Corrigan.