Rancho Mirage, California
Sunnylands
You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.
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Rancho Mirage, California
You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.
Palm Springs, California
This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.
Joshua Tree, California
Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.
Joshua Tree, California
An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.
San Bernardino County, California
This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.
Twentynine Palms, California
This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.
Twentynine Palms, California
Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.
Amboy, California
A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.
Oracle, Arizona
A reproduction of earth's many biomes.
Tucson, Arizona
This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.
Tucson, Arizona
A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.
Lordsburg, New Mexico
Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
At this research institute, the chile is king.
Langtry, Texas
Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.
Comstock, Texas
Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.
New Braunfels, Texas
Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.
College Station, Texas
Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.
College Station, Texas
Resting place of the Texas A&M canine mascots, who watch the game from the grave with their own miniature scoreboard.
Houston, Texas
The largest underground pedestrian tunnel system in the U.S. mostly caters to the people working in the offices above, but provides a great, air-conditioned way to traverse the city.
Houston, Texas
A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.
Orange, Texas
Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.
Avery Island, Louisiana
For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.