Holbrook, Arizona
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For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.
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Holbrook, Arizona
For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.
Winslow, Arizona
This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.
Holbrook, Arizona
A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.
Yucca, Arizona
This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.
Winslow, Arizona
The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.
Seligman, Arizona
A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.
Winslow, Arizona
A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
San Bernardino County, California
This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.
Los Angeles, California
Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.
Los Angeles, California
A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.
Los Angeles, California
Glass-walled, mid-century modern showroom for cars, still in operation.
Marina del Rey, California
The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.
Tehachapi, California
Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.
Los Angeles, California
Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.
Tulare, California
A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.
Tehachapi, California
Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.
Los Angeles, California
A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.
Santa Monica, California
A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.
Kingsburg, California
A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.
San Bernardino, California
These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.
Los Angeles, California
A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
Los Angeles, California
The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.