Albuquerque, New Mexico
Musical Highway
If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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."
Sahuarita, Arizona
One of the largest open-pit copper mining operations in the entire country.
Tucson, Arizona
The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.
Jerome, Arizona
On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.
Coolidge, Arizona
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
Wickenburg, Arizona
Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.
Chandler, Arizona
Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.
Phoenix, Arizona
A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.
Phoenix, Arizona
The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.
Portland, Oregon
An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.
St. Louis, Missouri
This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.
East St. Louis, Illinois
Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.
St. Louis, Missouri
The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.
St. Louis, Missouri
Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.
Quincy, Washington
This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.
Post Falls, Idaho
A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.
Moran, Wyoming
Creek water that starts here has a 50/50 chance of ending up in the Atlantic or the Pacific.
Island Park, Idaho
A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.