San Jose, California
IBM Building 025
A lonely monument to the original Silicon Valley tech campus.
Places I've been
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San Jose, California
A lonely monument to the original Silicon Valley tech campus.
New York, New York
Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
New York, New York
A semi-scholarly approach to sex.
San Diego, California
An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
Hillsborough, North Carolina
One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.
Rose Hill, North Carolina
The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.
Cerritos, California
A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.
San Luis Obispo, California
An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.
Golden, Colorado
The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.
Denver, Colorado
A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Rye, Colorado
The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Brea, California
A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.
Costa Mesa, California
A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.
Anaheim, California
The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.
Garden Grove, California
Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
Los Angeles, California
The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.
Los Angeles, California
World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.