Portland, Oregon
International Rose Test Garden
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
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Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Portland, Oregon
The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.
Portland, Oregon
A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.
Reno, Nevada
The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.
Reno, Nevada
An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.
Sparks, Nevada
Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.
Tonopah, Nevada
An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.
Dyer, Nevada
The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.
Boulder City, Nevada
A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Nelson, Nevada
A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Cleveland, Ohio
This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.
Los Angeles, California
The last of its kind in the country.
Los Angeles, California
The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
Los Angeles, California
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Los Angeles, California
Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Los Angeles, California
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
Los Angeles, California
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bankāboth symbolic and chic.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
A small and surprising passageway in Saint Petersburg devoted to the Beatles.
Lund, Sweden
A modern, secular take on a traditional Virgin Mary motif.
Stockholm, Sweden
A wooden street sign is the last remnant of this 400-year-old alleyway.