Coolidge, Arizona
Casa Grande Ruins
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
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Coolidge, Arizona
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
Nageezi, New Mexico
A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.
Tucson, Arizona
The Magical World of George Phar Legler.
Los Angeles, California
The last of its kind in the country.
Santa Monica, California
"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."
Los Angeles, California
After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.
Los Angeles, California
An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
Los Angeles, California
Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.
Pioneertown, California
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Twentynine Palms, California
The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Pioneertown, California
A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Dearborn, Michigan
The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.
Jerusalem Township, Ohio
Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.
Townsend, Tennessee
Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.
Marietta, Georgia
This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.
Sparta, Tennessee
Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
More than five miles of underground passageways.
Lookout Mountain, Georgia
A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.
Ashburn, Georgia
A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.
Macon, Georgia
The house that Southern rock built now stands as a monument to one of the genre's favorite families.
St. Augustine, Florida
Gutted airplanes slowly decay in a Florida field.