Tucson, Arizona
Tucson's Retro Airport Control Tower
This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.
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Tucson, Arizona
This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.
Tucson, Arizona
This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.
Green Valley, Arizona
After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.
Seattle, Washington
The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.
Denver, Colorado
In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.
Kimberly, Idaho
These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.
Goldendale, Washington
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Toledo, Washington
These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.
Eugene, Oregon
Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.
Eureka, California
Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
Piercy, California
An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
Pacific Grove, California
Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.
Big Sur, California
Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.
Moss Landing, California
More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.
Monterey, California
Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.
Monterey, California
One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.
Monterey, California
The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.
Earlimart, California
A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.
Tehachapi, California
Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.
Tehachapi, California
Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.
Yermo, California
A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.
Searchlight, Nevada
Formerly frequented by Hollywood stars and now open for tours.
St. George, Utah
Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.
Seattle, Washington
With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.