Los Angeles, California
LAX Theme Building
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
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Los Angeles, California
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
Santa Ana, California
A giant stalk of celery honors the Japanese farmers who once cultivated the area.
Costa Mesa, California
A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.
Tustin, California
This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.
Gibson City, Illinois
Take a trip back in time at this retro cinema dating back to 1954.
South San Francisco, California
A large instrument played by the wind.
San Rafael, California
Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.
Atlanta, Georgia
It’s all about the Benjamins at this Atlanta museum with interactive exhibits.
Atlanta, Georgia
A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.
Atlanta, Georgia
A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.
Atlanta, Georgia
Commemorating the planting of trees by the Atlanta chapter of the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo.
Atlanta, Georgia
Final remnants of the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition.
Atlanta, Georgia
This angular brutalist playground turns playtime into modern art time.
Atlanta, Georgia
The small first-floor apartment where the author wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Gone with the Wind.'
Atlanta, Georgia
This pair of centuries-old magnolia trees was once struck by a Babe Ruth home run.
Atlanta, Georgia
Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.
Springfield, Illinois
This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.
Springfield, Illinois
When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.
Walnut Grove, California
The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.
Sacramento, California
Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.
Sacramento, California
Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.
West Sacramento, California
I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.
Sacramento, California
The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.
Sacramento, California
A replica of the first public theater built in California.