Landers, California
Giant Rock
A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Polson, Montana
Miracle of America Museum
With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."
Murfreesboro, Arkansas
Crater of Diamonds State Park
The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.
Vina, California
Abbey of New Clairvaux
The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The American Pigeon Museum
Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.
Salem, Oregon
Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health
An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.
Portland, Oregon
The Grotto
A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.
Portland, Oregon
Portland's Shanghai Tunnels
The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.
Cantwell, Alaska
Igloo City
Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.
Juneau, Alaska
Mendenhall Glacier
A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
Juneau, Alaska
The Upside-Down Forest of Glacier Gardens
Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Denali
The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.
Haines, Alaska
Hammer Museum
A museum devoted entirely to hammers has more than 1,400 items on display dating back to the Romans.
Los Angeles, California
Griffith Observatory’s Tesla Coil
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
San Francisco, California
The Wave Organ
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
