Carlsbad, California
The Flower Fields
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
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Carlsbad, California
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
El Paso, Texas
Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Austin, Nevada
Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.
Baker, Nevada
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
Sacramento, California
This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.
Sacramento, California
A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.
Trona, California
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.
San Francisco, California
This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.
Bolinas, California
This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
San Francisco, California
Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.
Los Angeles, California
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
San Francisco, California
Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Yosemite National Park, California
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
San Francisco, California
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Alexandria, Virginia
This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.
Arlington, Virginia
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.