Truckee, California
Donner Pass Summit Tunnels
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
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Truckee, California
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
San Francisco, California
A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.
San Francisco, California
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Benicia, California
The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.
Napa, California
The largest drain hole in the world.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Sparks, Nevada
Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.
Tonopah, Nevada
An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.
Tonopah, Nevada
There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.
Fallon, Nevada
Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.
Fallon, Nevada
A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.
Austin, Nevada
Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Wendover, Utah
A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.
Kane, Utah
This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.
Burlington, Colorado
One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.
Oakley, Kansas
A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.
Wamego, Kansas
A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.