Seattle, Washington
'Wake'
This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Seattle, Washington
This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Los Angeles, California
Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.
Los Angeles, California
Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.
Lordsburg, New Mexico
Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.
Lordsburg, New Mexico
The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Pensacola, Florida
A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.
Los Angeles, California
The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.
Los Angeles, California
Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.
Los Angeles, California
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Los Angeles, California
The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.
Los Angeles, California
Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.
Los Angeles, California
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
Los Angeles, California
A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.
Los Angeles, California
This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.