Los Angeles, California
Griffith Observatory’s Tesla Coil
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Glendale, California
Forest Lawn Cemetery
An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.
Los Angeles, California
John Sowden House
Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.
Los Angeles, California
Barnsdall Art Park
This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.
Los Angeles, California
Tiki-Ti
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Los Angeles, California
Elliott Smith's Tribute Wall
Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.
Permanently Closed
Los Angeles, California
The Happy Foot/Sad Foot Sign
A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.
Permanently Closed
Los Angeles, California
Clifton's Cafeteria
Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
Los Angeles, California
Bradbury Building
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Old Faithful Geyser
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Buford, Wyoming
Ames Brothers Pyramid
A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.
Laramie, Wyoming
Lincoln Highway Monument
The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.
Guernsey, Wyoming
Register Cliff
Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.
Casper, Wyoming
Independence Rock
A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.
Little America, Wyoming
Little America
Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.
Wendover, Utah
Metaphor: The Tree of Utah
A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.
Ogden, Utah
Eccles Dinosaur Park
Jurassic Park—A Still Life.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Gilgal Sculpture Garden
A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.
Permanently Closed
Fort Collins, Colorado
Swetsville Zoo
This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.
Alamosa, Colorado
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Garden of the Gods
Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Estes Park, Colorado
The Stanley Hotel
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Denver, Colorado
Cheesman Park
A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.
