Calipatria, California
Obsidian Butte on the Salton Sea
Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Calipatria, California
Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.
Kansas City, Missouri
This classic Kansas City song reference is the place for anyone who wants to stand at the corner of 12th Street and Vine.
Independence, Missouri
Learn about puppetry and get a chance to make your own puppet.
Kansas City, Missouri
Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
Sierra Vista, Arizona
Out of a desire to feed hungry soldiers, a franchise-altering idea was born.
Phoenix, Arizona
A museum and tribute to a brave profession.
Maricopa, Arizona
One man spent decades making these working scale models of antique cars.
Calipatria, California
Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.
San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.
Roswell, New Mexico
The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.
Roswell, New Mexico
Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.
Roswell, New Mexico
Inside this small museum resides a strange mix of miniature collections passed down over time.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Gila Bend, Arizona
A lingering bit of Space Race nostalgia lies in the middle of the desert.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Holbrook, Arizona
This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.
Los Angeles, California
There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.
West Hollywood, California
An informal walk of fame in front of a Hollywood office building remembers a comedic great and his associates.