Indio, California
Shields Date Garden
A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Indio, California
A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.
Monterey, California
The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.
Furnace Creek, California
This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.
Redding, California
This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.
Los Angeles, California
An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
Fort Bragg, California
Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Inyo County, California
Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.
Inglewood, California
A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
San Francisco, California
The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.
Los Angeles, California
This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Los Angeles, California
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Auckland, New Zealand
One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s.
Wellington, New Zealand
The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.
Ahiaruhe, New Zealand
This modern New Zealand attraction honors ancient forms of astronomy and scientific understanding.
Christchurch, New Zealand
The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.