Traverse City, Michigan
World's Largest Cherry Pie Tin
An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Traverse City, Michigan
An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.
Richmond, Virginia
This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.
Memphis, Tennessee
This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.
San Jon, New Mexico
The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
San Francisco, California
The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.
San Francisco, California
This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.
San Francisco, California
An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.
San Francisco, California
The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Yermo, California
A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
Pioneertown, California
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Pioneertown, California
A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.
Yucca Valley, California
On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.
Santa Barbara, California
The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
San Luis Obispo, California
A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."
San Luis Obispo, California
A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The first American axe throwing club.
Somerset, Pennsylvania
This giant, rotating globe was built to celebrate the expansion of a company that makes steam cleaners and pressure washers.
Orrtanna, Pennsylvania
An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.