Savannah, Georgia
Lucas Theatre
The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.
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Savannah, Georgia
The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.
Savannah, Georgia
An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.
Savannah, Georgia
This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
Savannah, Georgia
The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.
Savannah, Georgia
One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.
Savannah, Georgia
A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.
Savannah, Georgia
Local myth claims this is a Sears catalogue home with its windows installed upside-down.
San Francisco, California
This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.
San Francisco, California
The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.
San Francisco, California
The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.
San Francisco, California
A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.
San Francisco, California
An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.
San Francisco, California
A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.
Tehachapi, California
Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.
Tehachapi, California
Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.
Needles, California
An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.
Sedona, Arizona
Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
From a T-rex to a teapot, a cast of artificial fossils illustrates New Mexico's history.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.
Utah
The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.
Hurricane, Utah
A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.