San Diego, California
San Diego Museum of Us
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
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San Diego, California
1895 Looff Carousel
One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.
Boise, Idaho
Old Idaho State Penitentiary
Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.
Arco, Idaho
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Cabazon, California
Cabazon Dinosaurs
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Bombay Beach, California
Bombay Beach
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Mecca, California
International Banana Museum
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
Pioneertown, California
Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace
A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.
Pioneertown, California
Pioneertown
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Landers, California
The Integratron
Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.
Landers, California
Giant Rock
A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.
San Diego, California
Sunny Jim Cave Store
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
Palomar Mountain, California
Palomar Observatory
A world-class observatory in the California desert.
