Monterey, California
San Carlos Cathedral
The oldest continuously operating church in California.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Monterey, California
The oldest continuously operating church in California.
Monterey, California
This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.
Monterey, California
A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.
Pacific Grove, California
Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."
Pacific Grove, California
The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Phoenix, Arizona
A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.
Phoenix, Arizona
A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.
Phoenix, Arizona
The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.
Prescott, Arizona
This Prescott institution is widely considered the oldest bar in Arizona.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Flagstaff, Arizona
The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.
Flagstaff, Arizona
The wreckage of a deadly bomber plane crash can still be found near an Arizona peak.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.
Flagstaff, Arizona
This 1930s log cabin began as a taxidermy museum but is now a popular country music venue.
Joshua Tree, California
While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.
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.
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.
Amboy, California
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.