Oakland, California
De Lauers Super Newsstand
The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Oakland, California
The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.
Gainesville, Florida
This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Clark County, Nevada
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
Sausalito, California
Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.
Newton, Massachusetts
This supermarket is suspended 25 feet above an interstate highway.
Monterey, California
Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.
Monterey, California
Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.
Boston, Massachusetts
The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.
Los Angeles, California
A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Berkeley, California
This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.
Port Costa, California
A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
San Bernardino, California
The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'
San Bernardino County, California
This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.
San Francisco, California
A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.
San Francisco, California
A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.
San Francisco, California
The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.
San Francisco, California
Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.
San Francisco, California
Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.