Austin, Texas
Mayfield Park
Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.
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Austin, Texas
Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
San Antonio, Texas
These boots are made for selfies.
Lincoln, Nebraska
The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.
Nederland, Colorado
Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.
Des Moines, Iowa
This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.
Walcott, Iowa
The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.
Tehachapi, California
Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.
Los Angeles, California
An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
Los Angeles, California
A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.
Pacific Grove, California
Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Oro Grande, California
Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Joshua Tree, California
The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."
Joshua Tree, California
An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.
Lee Vining, California
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.