San Bernardino, California
Unofficial McDonald's Museum
This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.
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San Bernardino, California
This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.
San Jose, California
An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.
Fremont, California
The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.
Albany, California
An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."
Butte, Montana
The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Three Rivers, California
Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.
Tijuana, Mexico
Tijuana's legendary jai alai or "basque ball" palace is now a massive music venue.
Bloomfield, New Mexico
The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.
Sedona, Arizona
A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.
Las Vegas, Nevada
James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Williams, Arizona
An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.
Supai, Arizona
This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.