Kalamazoo, Michigan
The Old Gibson Guitar Factory
The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.
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Kalamazoo, Michigan
The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.
Kimberly, Idaho
These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.
Woolsey, Nevada
A surviving concrete arrow from a 1920s navigational network is preserved right off a modern freeway.
Saugatuck, Michigan
In this quiet park a rendition of a classic painting graces the outside of a charming restroom.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.
Las Vegas, Nevada
These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.
Beatty, Nevada
The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.
Beatty, Nevada
Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.
Ruth, Nevada
Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Los Angeles, California
This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.
Crestline, California
Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.
Mammoth Lakes, California
Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.
Keeler, California
A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.
Lone Pine, California
The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.
Bridgeport, California
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.
Zhangye Shi, China
These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.