Los Angeles, California
Muscle Beach
An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
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Los Angeles, California
An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
San Bernardino, California
These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Oracle, Arizona
A reproduction of earth's many biomes.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Once a dining hall for boarding school students, this lodge was a popular haunt for nuclear physicists working on the Manhattan Project.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
This is one really big nut.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Roswell, New Mexico
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Scottsdale, Arizona
Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Oxford, England
The shop where the girl who inspired the beloved character once bought sweets is now a book-themed commercial curiosity.
Oxford, England
This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.
Oxford, England
The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens
Oxford, England
This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.
Oxford, England
Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.