Santa Monica, California
Pacific Park Solar Ferris Wheel
A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Santa Monica, California
A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.
Pasadena, California
A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.
Lancaster, California
Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Huntsville, Texas
The world's tallest statue of an American hero.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Smithland, Kentucky
An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.
Marina del Rey, California
The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.
Agua Dulce, California
Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
Boulder City, Nevada
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
San Juan Capistrano, California
Oldest building in California still in use.
Garden Grove, California
Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.
Los Angeles, California
Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.
Lincoln City, Indiana
The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.
Los Angeles, California
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
Los Angeles, California
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.